| Reference : Unemployment at 50+: economic and psychosocial consequences |
| Parts of books : Contribution to collective works | |||
| Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Social, industrial & organizational psychology | |||
| Migration and Inclusive Societies | |||
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/43887 | |||
| Unemployment at 50+: economic and psychosocial consequences | |
| English | |
Murdock, Elke  [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >] | |
| Filbig, Marceline [] | |
| Borges Neves, Rita [University of Sheffield] | |
| In press | |
| Social Exclusion in Later Life: Interdisciplinary and Policy Perspectives. International Perspectives on Aging | |
| Wanka, Anna | |
| Walsh, Kieran | |
| Scharf, Thomas | |
| Van Regenmortel, Sofie | |
| Springer | |
| Volume 28 | |
| 48 - 63 | |
| Yes | |
| [en] Social exclusion ; econmic exlusion ; Unemployment ; unemployment in older adults | |
| [en] Throughout the lifespan, unemployment has severe consequences in terms of economic exclusion, and overall social exclusion, but is compounded in older age. Within the EU, a growing number of older adults (50+) are affected by joblessness. Job loss at a later stage in a professional career may determine an early and permanent exit from the labour market with significant psychosocial consequences. Herein lies the age-specific risk for older unemployed adults: once becoming unemployed they are at greater risk at staying unemployed. As a result, older unemployed people may face income cuts, deprivation of a central adulthood role and their mental and physical health may suffer.
In this chapter, we draw attention to the latent functions of work, and the psychosocial consequences of job loss in later life. Applying a life-course perspective, the aim of this chapter is to explore how job loss can be framed as a form of acute economic exclusion, and how this exclusion can have significant implications for poor mental health. In a context of rising retirement ages, and the lack of preparedness of the labour market to deal with an ageing workforce, it is essential to understand these dynamics to guide policy development. | |
| Cost Action | |
| . COST Action CA15122 Reducing Old-Age Social Exclusion: Collaborations in Research and Policy (ROSEnet) | |
| Researchers ; Professionals ; General public | |
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/43887 | |
| 10.1007/978-3-030-51406-8 |
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