Flexibility and the Social Roles of the Retired

Abstract

Great changes in social role occur between the ages of from 50 to 75. Intensified roles include those of homemaker and church member. Reduced roles include those of worker, parent, and spouse after the death of the partner. Older people may become more active as citizens, as members of the extended family and of informal groups, and as cultivators of hobbies. Conditions making for flexible adaptation to new roles are successful experience in a variety of roles during the middle years and deliberate cultivation of flexibility after the age of 50.

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