ABSTRACT This study integrates the normative theory of social support and organizational discourse perspectives to examine the meanings of baby boomers’ talk about changes associated with the transition to retirement, and how this talk connects to societal Discourses. Analysis of interviews with 43 participants (21 couples) revealed that talk about changes associated with money and time implicated multiple task, identity, and relational meanings. Drawing connections between talk and Discourse about finances was relatively straightforward, whereas there was more disjuncture regarding time. Results suggest that participants were easily able to talk about financial issues, perhaps because of more prominent Discourse, but found discussing identity and relational aspects of spending time in retirement more difficult, perhaps due to a lack of Discourse.

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谈退休过渡的意义：连接宏观和微观话语

摘要 本研究整合了社会支持的规范理论和组织话语视角，以检验婴儿潮一代关于退休过渡相关变化的谈话的含义，以及这种谈话如何与社会话语联系起来。对 43 名参与者（21 对夫妇）的访谈分析表明，谈论与金钱和时间相关的变化涉及多项任务、身份和关系意义。在关于财务的谈话和话语之间建立联系相对简单，而在时间方面则有更多的脱节。结果表明，参与者很容易能够谈论财务问题，这可能是因为话语更突出，但发现讨论退休后的身份和关系方面更加困难，这可能是因为缺乏话语。