SOC246H1 Lecture Notes - Labour Candidates And Parties In Canada, Macau, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
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Week 8 class notes: work, employment, and retirement. % of men partnered are sexually active (80%) across the board, high rate of partnership more man 57-64(cid:222) 70% sexually active. 60% had sex in the past 12 months women: partnership drops off in both sexually behaviour tends to drop off greater as they age (75-84)(cid:222) 20% sexually active and 50 % Employment is a central life course experience that connects our lives to a complex, modern economy. Here are some of the key ideas we will discuss: basic concepts and models describing aging, employment, and the life course, what are some of the challenges faced by older workers, retirement, key concepts: Work can include productive activity that is not included under formal employment. 1950: people who are more educated have longer period of employment and a shorter retirement period. Current: longer retirement because people exit the workforce earlier. They retire earlier because of pensions plans available.
