Achenbaum Old Age in the New Land

The American Experience since 1790
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4214-3507-7
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Originally published in 1978. Drawing on a wide range of sources from social, intellectual, and political history, Old Age in the New Land 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Achenbaum, W. Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Alterssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I. Changing Perceptions of the Aged's Roles in Nineteenth-Century America

Chapter 1. The Usefulness of Old Age

Chapter 2. Variations on a Theme

Chapter 3. The Obsolescence of Old Age

Part II. The Demographic and Socioeconomic Dimensions of Old Age

Chapter 4. The Rhetoric and Realities of Growing Old Diverge in Nineteenth-Century America

Chapter 5. Old Age Becomes "Modem" in Twentieth-Century America

Part III. Contemporary Old Age in Historical Perspective

Chapter 6. Old Age Becomes a National Problem

Chapter 7. Social Security: A Novel Solution for the Problem of America's Aged
Chapter 8. Old Age in the United States since Social Security

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Achenbaum, W. Andrew
W. Andrew Achenbaum is a professor of history and social work at the University of Houston.

W. Andrew Achenbaum is a scholar-in-residence at the Institute for Spirituality and Health of the Texas Medical Center. Before his retirement from the University of Houston in 2017, he was a professor of social work and history and the Gerson and Sabina David Professor of Global Aging there.