Beyond Sixty-Five : The Dilemma of Old Age in America's Past
by
Carole Haber
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
052125096X
ISBN-13
9780521250962
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 29th, 1983
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
465 grams
Product Classification:
Social groupsAge groups: the elderly
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This book investigates the changing roles and perceptions of old age in nineteenth-century America.
This book investigates the changing roles and perceptions of old age in nineteenth-century America. It shows how the economic and social transformation of the nation affected the condition of the aged, as it altered beliefs about their abilities and needs. Focusing on the ideas of doctors, charity workers, and social planners, it traces the process by which their view of senescence was incorporated into geriatric medicine, the development of the nation''s first old-age homes and mandatory retirement plans. With the adoption of these programmes, old age came to be seen as a widespread social problem. By the early twentieth century, it had become characterized as a time of dependence and disease - an attitude which continues to influence the way that modern Americans perceive and treat the elderly.
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