Retrospective explanation of older women's lifetime work involvement: Individual paths around social norms

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-45

  Lyberaki, Antigone ^a   Tinios, Platon ^b   Papadoudis, George ^c  

^a PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL GREECE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ageing; Career pattern; Family pattern; Social policy; Welfare state; Women employment

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY LEAVE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL NORM; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CAREER CHOICE; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTAL LEAVE; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL NORMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 84872375029     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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