Retirement on the Line : : Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory / / Caitrin Lynch.
In 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 n...
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Lynch, Caitrin, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Retirement on the Line : Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory / Caitrin Lynch. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2012] ©2012 1 online resource (240 p.) : 8 halftones, 4 tables, 1 chart/graph text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Cast of Characters -- Introduction -- Part I. UP THE STAIRS -- Pigeonholed -- 1. Making Money for Fred -- 2. Antique Machinery and Antique People -- 3. No Chains on the Seats -- Part II. IN THE PRESS -- 4. Riding the Gray Wave -- 5. Rosa, a National Treasure -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In 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. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Manufacturing industries Employees Massachusetts Needham. Manufacturing industries Massachusetts Needham Employees. Older people Employment Massachusetts Needham. Retirement Massachusetts Needham. Anthropology. Labor History. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social. bisacsh Downey, Jim, contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 9783110536157 print 9780801450266 https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801464096 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780801464096 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780801464096/original |
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