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Planning Your Time in Retirement
Robert A. Stebbins
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Description for Planning Your Time in Retirement
As the greying of our population continues, retirees are enjoying more and more healthy years of retirement, and those years can be productive, enjoyable, and rewarding. This work speaks to those retirees who wish to enjoy their golden years doing things they enjoy. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: VFJG; VSB; VSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Much of what is written about getting old has a negative feel to it, which is certainly not entirely unjustified. Health may begin to fail. Finances may become tighter as income dwindles or stops altogether. Family and friends may move away or move on. But the retirement years do not have to be negative or bleak. Within this “dark scenario,” a positive existence is possible. Planning Your Time in Retirement focuses on the variety of free-time activities available to retirees as related to their physical, social, and economic situation in old age, helping readers find out what their passions are, ... Read more
Much of what is written about getting old has a negative feel to it, which is certainly not entirely unjustified. Health may begin to fail. Finances may become tighter as income dwindles or stops altogether. Family and friends may move away or move on. But the retirement years do not have to be negative or bleak. Within this “dark scenario,” a positive existence is possible. Planning Your Time in Retirement focuses on the variety of free-time activities available to retirees as related to their physical, social, and economic situation in old age, helping readers find out what their passions are, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442221598
SKU
V9781442221598
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99-15
About Robert A. Stebbins
Robert A. Stebbins, FRSC, received his PhD in sociology in 1964 from the University of Minnesota. He is now Faculty Professor and Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, Canada. Stebbins is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Leisure Sciences, and World Leisure Academy. He is also an elected member of Phi Beta Kappa, Macalester ... Read more
Reviews for Planning Your Time in Retirement
Planning Your Time in Retirement covers a topic of ever-increasing importance from a unique perspective. As a professor who has taught courses on the topic of leisure and aging for over 30 years, I especially recommend this book to those who are planning to retire within the next five to ten years. It could help make the difference between ... Read more