The experience of retirement in second modernity: Generational habitus among retired senior managers

Sociology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-120

  Jones, Ian Rees ^a   Leontowitsch, Miranda ^b   Higgs, Paul ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Quasi subject; Retirement; Second modernity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649256432     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038509351610     Document Type: Article

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