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Dictionary of Vocational Psychology
Retirement
Entry into what is presumed to be a permanent phase of not working for salary, which constitutes a distinct life-stage that most individuals expect they will experience at some time. Mowsesian (1986) notes that retirement, except for the very wealthy, developed only after industrialization; across most of human history, one worked one's whole life at some productive activity. As a life-stage, retirement receives much less attention from vocational psychologists than initial occupational choice and adjustment to work.
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