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

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.