Sociology 2202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Population Ageing, Social Change, Unemployment Benefits

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2202
• Professor: Stephen Lin

Document Summary

Old canadians getting poorer by small (2)% because of government responses. Should we try to retain older workers in wake of aging population & sinking labour supply? (recession) Should we raise the age of eligibility for benefits? we are in the process of doing that to keep people in the labour force longer. No longer have mandatory retirement (used to be 65) Building biographies through decision (choices between jobs with benefits) Institutionalization of retirement and pensions as expected transition of old age. Gendered/structured social relations embedded in life course experiences of work > consequences for pensions & retirement for different groups. Talk in 2 ways: theoretical perspective (old and limited) / in the assumptions that we make. Implicit views of retiring / successful retirement. (ongoing maintenance of status quo) individual responsibility. Work and aging education > work > retirement (outdated) Not enough to know work status but work history.