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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One 'The Forgotten People', 1880-1945; 1 Poverty and Prejudice, 1880-1908: Asylums or Pensions for the Elderly?; 2 Older Women as Widows, Spinsters and Carers, 1880-1950: From Ada Cambridge to Mary Gilmore; 3 Older Men in Victoria, 1870-1933: From James Henty to John Springthorpe; 4 The 'Forgotten People': Poverty, War and Depression, 1914-1945; 5 Generations and Gender: Old Age in the McCrae Family, 1874-1961; Part Two Hope for the Future, 1945-1980; 6 The Brotherhood of St Laurence: Housing the Elderly from 1945 |
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7 Victorian Social Surveys on Old Age, 1954-19758 'The Lobby Of Conscience' in NSW: Old People's Welfare Councils and Home Care; 9 Geriatric Medicine: Early Achievements and Disappointed Hopes, 1954-1972; 10 Nursing Homes as Big Business, 1954-1972: 'Inappropriate Places with Inferior Care'; 11 The Debate on 'The Problem' of Retirement for Men, 1950-1980; 12 Edna Ryan's Journal of Old Age, 1972-1994: Retirement Villages or Independent Living?; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The Australian population is rapidly getting older, demanding important policy and service decisions. This groundbreaking book is the first to explore a 100-year history of older people in Australia from 1880 to 1980. Over that period the aged suffered as 'forgotten people' until 1945, when there was the promise of a new deal for the elderly. Major themes examined include family histories of aged care, poverty, social and medical policy, gender, the impact of wars and economic depression, housing, nursing homes and the retirement debates. Old Age in Australia provides essential historical context for current discussions about the implications of ageing in Australia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Older people -- Australia -- History
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Older people -- Care -- Australia -- History
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Older people -- Economic conditions -- History
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Older people -- Social conditions -- History
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Nursing homes -- Australia -- History
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Retirement -- Australia -- History
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Older people.
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Older people -- Economic conditions.
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Older people -- Social conditions.
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Aged
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Social Problems -- history
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Retirement -- history
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Nursing Homes -- history
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Homes for the Aged -- history
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History, 19th Century
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History, 20th Century
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elderly.
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Nursing homes
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Older people
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Older people -- Care
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Older people -- Economic conditions
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Older people -- Social conditions
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Retirement
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Australia |
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Australia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780522867077 |
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0522867073 |
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