title: Retirement from work. The recent lowering of retirement age--causes and consequences.
abstract: The recent change in early retirement is described and related to the development in social policy, labour market and individual attitudes towards work and retirement. Particular attention is given to the orientation toward life after work in relation to retirement. The development in retirement pattern is seen as an institutionalisation of early retirement.
authors.affiliation: Socialforskningsinstituttet, København.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nørregaard
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003718:Denmark; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D010415:Pensions; D012179:Retirement / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends*; D013997:Time Factors