This paper discusses the underlying economic forces present in our current pension system which are responsible for the drastic change in lifetime work patterns. It then develops a policy agenda to reverse the increasing trend toward segmentation of our lives into a period of full-time work followed by complete retirement. (Author)

Interviewed retired musicians of one large symphony orchestra. Found respondents had had long careers, with retirement sometimes occurring after age 70. Older players felt valued for their experience and expertise; obsolescence was not a problem. Although respondents reported liking their careers, few continued to play seriously after retirement.…

The third part of a revised series of bibliographic listings relating to the study of youth status projections for residence, income, and family is presented. The original bibliographic listings were accomplished in 1966 and were updated in 1967. The current document replaces Part III of the 1967 report and contains an additional 52 listings (for…

The author argues that the nation cannot afford its habit of promoting early retirement. He calls for public policy and employer incentives to encourage longer work lives. (CH)

Discusses involvement of career planning and/or placement centers in promoting newer approaches to career planning and leisure planning. Of 382 institutions, a majority (79 percent) offered some type of career planning representing a life/work planning concept. A small percentage (16 percent) of these offered assistance in leisure planning.…

A national personal interview survey, repeating the core questions asked 10 years earlier on retirement plans, finds the previously recorded "age effect" to be apparently neither an age nor a cohort effect. Indeed, the new data point toward a "period of history" effect dominating changes in plans to retire early. (Author)

Used a racially mixed sample (N=1,400) of store clerks to examine the relationship between recruiting source and employee success. Results suggest that for Whites, informal recruiting sources (e.g., employee referrals, in-store notices) were associated with longer tenure. For Blacks, more formal sources (e.g., employment agencies, media…

Examines self-expectations, expectations for future partners, and comparative expectations (self versus partner) held by college students. African Americans had higher self-expectations regarding future income, professional success, and educational achievement than European Americans. No differences emerged in expectations for future partners'…

This report reviews versions of testing expectancy theory predictions of individual choice behavior. The ipsative, normative and return on effort approaches are addressed as are the issues of conceptual, methodical and empirical problems associated with each approach. In order to test the hypotheses as to which approach would yield stronger…

In the future American society may move away from its present structure of work and then retirement toward a blending of work, leisure, and education throughout life. (JD)

Surveyed 352 college students to examine their attitudes toward work roles for women. Results showed the majority of college men were supportive of career involvement for their future spouses, and college women anticipated at least interrupted career involvement for themselves. (Author/BH)

Single women who planned to be housewives at age 35 were more likely to marry soon. Between 1969 and 1975 this proportion decreased sharply. The change in future work plans may have reduced the chances that a woman in her early twenties would marry in the next few years. (Author)

Proposes that expectancy measures, when adapted for use in counseling research and practice, can eliminate problems associated with the traditional use of interest inventories. Assessment of additional variables ordinarily contained in measures of work-related perceptions based on expectancy theory might alleviate shortcomings traditionally…

Data from 1970 on work life expectancy indicate that the average number of years spent in the labor force is declining for men and rising for women, with an increase in the number of working women with children under six. Tables supplement the discussion. (LH)