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035 _a(DE-B1597)481727
035 _a(OCoLC)987921553
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082 0 4 _a331.3/9887283209744
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aLynch, Caitrin
_eautore
245 1 0 _aRetirement on the Line :
_bAge, Work, and Value in an American Factory /
_cCaitrin Lynch.
264 1 _aIthaca, NY :
_bCornell University Press,
_c[2012]
264 4 _c©2012
300 _a1 online resource (240 p.) :
_b8 halftones, 4 tables, 1 chart/graph
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tCast of Characters --
_tIntroduction --
_tPart I. UP THE STAIRS --
_tPigeonholed --
_t1. Making Money for Fred --
_t2. Antique Machinery and Antique People --
_t3. No Chains on the Seats --
_tPart II. IN THE PRESS --
_t4. Riding the Gray Wave --
_t5. Rosa, a National Treasure --
_tConclusion --
_tPostscript --
_tNotes --
_tReferences --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aIn an era when people live longer and want (or need) to work past the traditional retirement age, the Vita Needle Company of Needham, Massachusetts, provides inspiration and important lessons about the value of older workers. Vita Needle is a family-owned factory that was founded in 1932 and makes needles, stainless steel tubing and pipes, and custom fabricated parts. As part of its unusual business model, the company seeks out older workers; the median age of the employees is seventy-four.In Retirement on the Line, Caitrin Lynch explores what this company's commitment to an elderly workforce means for the employer, the workers, the community, and society more generally. Benefiting from nearly five years of fieldwork at Vita Needle, Lynch offers an intimate portrait of the people who work there, a nuanced explanation of the company's hiring practices, and a cogent analysis of how the workers' experiences can inform our understanding of aging and work in the twenty-first century. As an in-depth study of a singular workplace, rooted in the unique insights of an anthropologist who specializes in the world of work, this book provides a sustained focus on values and meanings—with profound consequences for the broader assumptions our society has about aging and employment.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024)
650 0 _aManufacturing industries
_xEmployees
_xMassachusetts
_xNeedham.
650 0 _aManufacturing industries
_zMassachusetts
_zNeedham
_xEmployees.
650 0 _aOlder people
_xEmployment
_xMassachusetts
_xNeedham.
650 0 _aOlder people
_xEmployment
_zMassachusetts
_zNeedham.
650 0 _aRetirement
_xMassachusetts
_xNeedham.
650 0 _aRetirement
_zMassachusetts
_zNeedham.
650 4 _aAnthropology.
650 4 _aLabor History.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
_2bisacsh
653 _aretirement age, aging, old workers, vita needle company, elderly workforce, hiring practices, ageism.
700 1 _aDowney, Jim
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.7591/9780801464096
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801464096
856 4 2 _3Cover
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