Settels Jason, McMullin Julie
Department of Sociology, University of Toronto.
Western University, London, Ontario.
Can J Aging. 2017 Sep;36(3):366-385. doi: 10.1017/S0714980817000204. Epub 2017 Jul 11.
Population aging is an issue of mounting importance throughout the industrialized world. Concerns over labour force shortages have led to policies that prolong working life. Accordingly, present-day workforce participation patterns of older individuals are extensively varied. This study utilized the 2007 General Social Survey to examine factors associated with post-retirement paid work, focusing on the interaction between gender and relationship status, among Canadians aged 50 to 74 who had retired at least once. We find that although being in a relationship is associated with a higher likelihood of post-retirement work for men, the opposite is true for women. Our findings suggest that the gendered association between relationship status and post-retirement work results partly from the gendered associations between relationship status and one's motivation for learning and community involvement, career orientation, and sense of independence. Gendered meanings of relationship status are thus revealed through analysis of post-retirement work.
人口老龄化在整个工业化世界中是一个日益重要的问题。对劳动力短缺的担忧导致了延长工作寿命的政策。因此，当今老年人的劳动力参与模式差异很大。本研究利用2007年综合社会调查，考察了与退休后有偿工作相关的因素，重点关注50至74岁且至少退休过一次的加拿大人群中性别与恋爱状况之间的相互作用。我们发现，虽然恋爱关系与男性退休后工作的可能性较高有关，但对女性来说情况则相反。我们的研究结果表明，恋爱状况与退休后工作之间的性别关联部分源于恋爱状况与个人学习动机、社区参与、职业取向和独立感之间的性别关联。因此，通过对退休后工作的分析揭示了恋爱状况的性别含义。
