131
Work, Aging, and Health

Monday, 11 July 2016: 10:45-12:15
Location: Hörsaal BIG 1 (Main Building)
RC11 Sociology of Aging (host committee)

Language: English

In contemporary societies, a standard seven-day week has five days devoted to labor and numerous individuals spend over 40 years of their lives working. In this context, employment, job characteristics, and transitions from work to retirement or other labor force statuses deserve special attention as social determinants of healthy aging processes. 
This session invites papers that analyze the health effects of late-life work, job characteristics, retirement, and other labor force transitions in old age. Priority will be given to papers using empirical data, but at the same time making a clear contribution to theory, policy, or practice.
Session Organizer:
Esteban CALVO, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile
Posters:
131.1
Working Longer? How Being Employed/Self-Employed in Later Life in the UK Relates to Health and Increasing Gender and Income Inequalities
Sara ARBER, University of Surrey, United Kingdom; Robert MEADOWS, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
131.2
Aging Unequally in the United States: A Life-Course Study of the Health Effects of Employment Trajectories
Ignacio MADERO-CABIB, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Esteban CALVO, Columbia University, USA
131.3
Does Retirement Improve Health Outcomes of Older Individuals? Comparison Between Retiring and Remaining Employed.
Javiera CARTAGENA FARIAS, National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), United Kingdom; Sergio SALIS, NatCen for Social Research, United Kingdom
131.4
Health and Wellbeing during the Transition to Retirement: The More the Fears the Less the Actions?
Sara SANTINI, IRCCS-INRCA National Institute of Health & Science on Ageing, Italy; Marco SOCCI, INRCA, Italy; Andrea PRINCIPI, INRCA, Italy
131.5
Poor Health and the Labour Supply of Senior Workers
Amilcar MOREIRA, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal; Catia ANTUNES, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal; Agnieszka SOWA, Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), Poland; Henrike GALENKAMP, VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Netherlands; Dorly DEEG, VU University Medical Center (VUmc), Netherlands
131.6
Work Strain and Age Discrimination Among Older Employees – Identifying Challenges for Age-Friendly Work Places
Anna WANKA, Department of Sociology, University of Vienna, Austria; Vera GALLISTL, Department of Sociology, University of Vienna, Austria; Sophie PSIHODA, Department of Sociology, University of Vienna, Austria; Franz KOLLAND, Department of Sociology, University of Vienna, Austria
131.7
Effects of Retirement Pathways on Health and Income Inequalities from a European Perspective
Sophie PSIHODA, Department of Sociology, University of Vienna, Austria
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