Waiting on Retirement

Aging and Economic Insecurity in Low-Wage Work

Mary Gatta

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Stanford University Press
02 October 2018

Sociology: work & labour; Employment & unemployment; Economic geography

Series: Studies in Social Inequality

"America is witnessing a retirement crisis. As the labor market shifts to the gig economy and new strains restrict social security, the American Dream of secure retirement becomes further out of reach for up to half of the population. In Waiting on Retirement, Mary Gatta takes the case of restaurant workers to examine the experiences of low-wage workers who are middle-aged, aging, and past retirement age. She deftly explores the many factors shaping what it means to grow old in economic insecurity as her subjects face race- and gender-based inequities, health hazards associated with their work, and the bitter reality that the older they get the fewer professional opportunities are available to them. More importantly, Gatta demonstrates that these problems are pervasive, as more industries adopt the worst workplace practices of service work. In light of these trends, we must consider the devastating effects on already vulnerable Americans because, as Gatta contends, this crisis does not need to be inevitable. Taking as a model the small percentage of ""good"" restaurant jobs that exist, she ultimately offers incisive commentary on what can be done to stave off this bleak future."

By: Mary Gatta
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781503607408
ISBN 10: 1503607402
Series: Studies in Social Inequality
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 02 October 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

1. The New Normal: Economic Insecurity in America 2. The Fast Money Trap 3. Aging in Low-Wage Work 4. Retiring in a Coffin 5. Crisis or Come Together

Mary Gatta is Associate Professor of Sociology at the City University of New York: Stella and Charles Guttman Community College.

Reviews for Waiting on Retirement: Aging and Economic Insecurity in Low-Wage Work

Mary Gatta provides an important look at how the current-and future-retirement crisis affects some of the country's most vulnerable workers. Her research should inspire academics, activists, and policy makers to address the large segment of the workforce that is unable to sustain themselves at the end of their working years. -- Deborah Harris * Texas State University *