Ten Years Later: A Follow-USudy

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I don’t believe there should be a mandatory retirement age. Taking away the choice to work affects people. Everyone should be able to make that choice for themselves. In the article “Ten Years Later: A Follow-Up Study of Professors Still Working After Age 70, Dorfman conducted a study on working after the retired age. According to Dorfman (2002) “Retired professors retired mainly because of age or felt it was time to retire” (p 1). If a person has reached the retirement age but still has the energy to work they should do so, only they know what is right for them. Older people when aging will want to be able to do the same activities they have been for years. In the article I chose they will continue to educate and do research. In Dorfman’s

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