| Description |
1 online resource (303 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- I. GERONTOCRATIA: The Exaltation of Age in Early America, 1607-1820 -- II. TRANSITION: The Revolution in Age Relations, 1770-1820 -- III. GERONTOPHOBIA: The Cult of Youth in Modern America, 1770-1970 -- IV. TRANSITION: Old Age Becomes a Social Problem, 1909-1970 -- V. GERONTOPHRATRIA: A Thought for the Future, 1909- -- Conclusion -- Bibliographical Essay -- Appendix -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z |
| Summary |
A history of aging in America surveys and compares actualities and attitudes in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries and suggests practical improvements on the current inadequate system of pensions, social security, medicare, and other programs |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Old age -- United States -- History
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Old age assistance -- United States -- History
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Aging -- United States -- History
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Aging
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Old age
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Old age assistance
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199726851 |
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019972685X |
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