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100 1 _aLynch, Caitrin,
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245 1 0 _aRetirement on the line :
_bage, work, and value in an American factory /
_cCaitrin Lynch.
260 _aIthaca :
_bILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press,
_c(c)2012.
300 _a1 online resource
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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505 0 0 _aIntroduction : making needles, making lives --
_tMaking money for Fred : productivity, people, and purpose --
_tAntique machinery and antique people : the Vita Needle family --
_tNo chains on the seats : freedom and flexibility --
_tRiding the gray wave : global interest in Vita Needle --
_tRosa, a national treasure : agency in the face of media stardom --
_tConclusion : Vita's larger lessons.
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520 0 _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 unusual 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.
610 2 0 _aVita Needle Company
_xEmployees.
650 0 _aOlder people
_xEmployment
_zMassachusetts
_zNeedham.
650 0 _aRetirement
_zMassachusetts
_zNeedham.
650 0 _aManufacturing industries
_zMassachusetts
_zNeedham
_xEmployees.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
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_dCynthia Snell