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Part-Time Employment for the Low-Income Elderly

Issues in Aging

(Vol. 6)

Garland Reference Library of Social Science

(Vol. 1016)

Issues in Aging

Diana K. Harris, Series Editor

The Remainder of Their Days

Domestic Policy and Older Families in the United States and Canada

edited by Jon Hendricks and Carolyn J. Rosenthal

Housing and the Aging Population

Options for the New Century

edited by W. Edward Folts and Dale E. Yeatts

Services to the Aging and Aged

Public Policies and Programs

edited by Paul K.H. Kim

The Political Behavior of Older Americans

edited by Steven A. Peterson and Albert Somit

Aging in the Twenty-first Century

A Developmental Perspective

edited by Len Sperry and Harry Prosen

Part-Time Employment for the Low-Income Elderly

Experiences from the Field

by Leslie B. Alexander and Lenard W. Kaye

Men Giving Care

Reflections of Husbands and Sons

by Phyllis Braudy Harris and Joyce Bichler

First published 1997 by Garland Publishing

Published 2021 by Routledge

2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN

605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an infarma business

Copyright 1997 by Leslie B. Alexander and Lenard W. Kaye

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

Notice:

Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Alexander, Leslie B.

Part-time employment for the low-income elderly : experiences

from the field / by Leslie B. Alexander and Lenard W. Kaye.

p. cm. (Garland reference library of social science ; v.

1016. Issues in aging ; v. 6)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8153-1976-2 (alk. paper)

1. AgedEmploymentUnited States. 2. Part-time

empoymentUnited States. I. Kaye, Lenard W. II. Title. III.

Series: Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1016. IV. Series:

Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1016. IV. Series: Gar-

land reference library of social science. Issues in aging ; v. 6.

HD6280.A449 1997

331.398dc20

96-35889
CIP

ISBN 13: 978-0-8153-1976-4 (hbk)

Contents

Chapter One
Introduction

Chapter Two
Part-Time Work: Background and Interpretive Framework

Chapter Three
Our Approach to Learning about Low-Income Older Adults Who Worked Part-Time

Chapter Four
Who Were the Low-Income Older Part-Timers?

Chapter Five
The Previous Work Careers of Part-Time and Unemployed Elders

Chapter Six
Job-Placement Services and the Older Worker

Chapter Seven
The Structural Characteristics of Part-Time Work

Chapter Eight
The Functional Characteristics of Part-Time Work

Chapter Nine
Satisfaction with Part-Time Employment

Chapter Ten
Discrimination in the Workplace

Chapter Eleven
Work and Retirement: Attitudes, Preferences, and Expectations

Chapter Twelve
The Special Case of the Unemployed

Chapter Thirteen
The Special Case of the Full-Time Employed

Chapter Fourteen
Conclusions and Recommendations

Epilogue

1. Chapter One Introduction
2. Chapter Two Part-Time Work: Background and Interpretive Framework
3. Chapter Three Our Approach to Learning about Low-Income Older Adults Who Worked Part-Time
4. Chapter Four Who Were the Low-Income Older Part-Timers?
5. Chapter Five The Previous Work Careers of Part-Time and Unemployed Elders
6. Chapter Six Job-Placement Services and the Older Worker
7. Chapter Seven The Structural Characteristics of Part-Time Work
8. Chapter Eight The Functional Characteristics of Part-Time Work
9. Chapter Nine Satisfaction with Part-Time Employment
10. Chapter Ten Discrimination in the Workplace
11. Chapter Eleven Work and Retirement: Attitudes, Preferences, and Expectations
12. Chapter Twelve The Special Case of the Unemployed
13. Chapter Thirteen The Special Case of the Full-Time Employed
14. Chapter Fourteen Conclusions and Recommendations
15. Epilogue

Guide

Table 1 Previously Developed Scales Used in the Older Worker Interviews

Table 2 Comparison of Selective Demographic Statistics (198788) of SCSEP Enrollees Nationwide with SCSEP Study Participants

Table 3 Comparison of Demographic Characteristics of Unemployed and Part-Time Interviewees

Table 4 Comparison of Reasons for Initial Application to Job-Placement Agency by Unemployed and Part-Time Interviewees

Table 5 Fringe Benefits Received by Part-Time Employed Survey Respondents (Part-Time Fringe Benefits Index)

Table 6 Extent of Job Satisfaction among Part-Time Elder Workers (Job Satisfaction Index)

Table 7 Fringe Benefits Lower-Income, Part-Time Employees Would Most Like to Receive

Table 8 Ways in Which Part-Time Work Discrimination Is Felt (Part-Time Work Discrimination Index)

Table 9 Attitudes of Part-Time Employees toward Work (Attitudes toward Work Index)

Table 10 Attitudes about Work and Retirement by Part-Time Employees

This series attempts to address the topic of aging from a wide variety of perspectives and to make available some of the best gerontological thought and writing to researchers, professional practitioners, and students in the field of aging as well as in other related areas. All the volumes in the series are written and/or edited by outstanding scholars and leading specialists on current issues of considerable interest.

Based on interviews and case records, this study of low-income older persons who hold part-time jobs fills an important gap in research about the work experiences of this segment of our population. Although part-time work for the elderly persons studied has both negative and positive consequences, the authors conclude that overall the positive aspects far outweighed the negative ones. This book makes an important contribution toward furthering our understanding of part-time jobs in general and serves as a valuable resource for knowledge about low-income elderly workers in particular.

Diana K. Harris
University of Tennessee

One quality dominates thinking about our society todaychangeits rapidity, its multifaceted nature, and the complexity of interactions it causes that motivate policy responses in both the public and private spheres. In our striving for the American ideal of a satisfying and ever-rising standard of living, we are constantly confronted by changes in demographics and in labor force composition, technological developments, industrial and occupational characteristics, and organization of work within an enterprise. These are all molded by changes in national and international economic and political circumstances.

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