Old Age in the New Land : The American Experience since 1790 / / W. Andrew Achenbaum.
Drawing on a wide range of sources from social, intellectual, and political history, W. Andrew Achenbaum analyzes the changing fates and fortunes of America's elderly in the course of its history. By providing a historical perspective on society's conceptions of aging—and its effects on hu...
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Achenbaum, W. Andrew. Old Age in the New Land The American Experience since 1790 / W. Andrew Achenbaum. Johns Hopkins University Press 1 online resource (xii, 237 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License Open access edition supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities / Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program. Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index. pt. I: Changing perceptions of the aged's roles in nineteenth-century America -- The usefulness of old age -- Variations on a theme -- The obsolescence of old age -- pt. II: The demographic and socioeconomic dimensions of old age -- The rhetoric and realities of growing old diverge in nineteenth-century America -- Old age becomes "modern" in twentieth-century America -- pt. III: Contemporary old age in historical perspective -- Old age becomes a national problem -- Social Security: A novel solution for the problem of America's aged -- Old age in the United States since Social Security. Description based on print version record. Drawing on a wide range of sources from social, intellectual, and political history, W. Andrew Achenbaum analyzes the changing fates and fortunes of America's elderly in the course of its history. By providing a historical perspective on society's conceptions of aging—and its effects on human lives—Achenbaum's work offers valuable insights for historians, sociologists, gerontologists, and others interested in the "graying" of America. English Public opinion. fast (OCoLC)fst01082785 Older people. fast (OCoLC)fst01199093 Alter. swd Opinion publique ©Etats-Unis. Personnes ©ag©ees ©Etats-Unis Opinion publique. Personnes ©ag©ees ©Etats-Unis Histoire. Geriatrics history. (DNLM)D005853Q000266 Aged history. Public opinion United States. Older people United States Public opinion. Older people United States History. United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 USA. swd United States. (DNLM)D014481 History. (OCoLC)fst01411628 Geschichte 1790-1970. swd History of the Americas 1-4214-3506-3 1-4214-3507-1 |
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Achenbaum, W. Andrew. Old Age in the New Land The American Experience since 1790 / pt. I: Changing perceptions of the aged's roles in nineteenth-century America -- The usefulness of old age -- Variations on a theme -- The obsolescence of old age -- pt. II: The demographic and socioeconomic dimensions of old age -- The rhetoric and realities of growing old diverge in nineteenth-century America -- Old age becomes "modern" in twentieth-century America -- pt. III: Contemporary old age in historical perspective -- Old age becomes a national problem -- Social Security: A novel solution for the problem of America's aged -- Old age in the United States since Social Security. |
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pt. I: Changing perceptions of the aged's roles in nineteenth-century America -- The usefulness of old age -- Variations on a theme -- The obsolescence of old age -- pt. II: The demographic and socioeconomic dimensions of old age -- The rhetoric and realities of growing old diverge in nineteenth-century America -- Old age becomes "modern" in twentieth-century America -- pt. III: Contemporary old age in historical perspective -- Old age becomes a national problem -- Social Security: A novel solution for the problem of America's aged -- Old age in the United States since Social Security. |
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