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Old Age in the New Land: The American Experience since 1790

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W. Andrew Achenbaum
2020
Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
Funder: Mellon/NEH / Hopkins Open Publishing: Encore Editions
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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.

Table of Contents (V体育安卓版)

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Half Title

pp. i-ii

Title Page (VSports app下载)

pp. iii

Copyright

pp. iv

Dedication

pp. v-vi

Contents

pp. vii

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pp. viii

Foreword

pp. ix-x

Acknowledgments

pp. xi-xii

Half Title 2

pp. xiii-xiv

Introduction: The Universals of Old Age in American History

pp. 1-6

PART I: Changing Perceptions of the Aged’s Roles in Nineteenth-Century America, Plate 1

pp. 7-8

1. The Usefulness of Old Age

pp. 9-25

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pp. 26

V体育安卓版 - 2. Variations on a Theme

pp. 27-37

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pp. 38

3. The Obsolescence of Old Age

pp. 39-54

PART II: The Demographic and Socioeconomic Dimensions of Old Age, Plate 4

pp. 55-56

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

pp. 57-87

Plate 5

pp. 88

5. Old Age Becomes “Modern” in Twentieth-Century America

pp. 89-106

PART III: Contemporary Old Age in Historical Perspective, Plate 6

pp. 107-108

VSports最新版本 - 6. Old Age Becomes a National Problem

pp. 109-125

Plate 7

pp. 126

7. Social Security: A Novel Solution for the Problem of America’s Aged

pp. 127-141

Plate 8

pp. 142

8. Old Age in the United States since Social Security

pp. 143-164

Conclusion

pp. 165-171

Appendix (V体育ios版)

pp. 172-174

TECHNICAL NOTE A. Sources and Procedures Used To Study Conceptions About the Elderly’s Status (VSports注册入口)

pp. 175-178

"V体育2025版" TECHNICAL NOTE B. Some Problems in Using Federal Census Data in Longitudinal Analyses of Old Age

pp. 179-182

TECHNICAL NOTE C. Estimates of the Aged Work Force before 1890

pp. 183-184

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pp. 185-218

"VSports在线直播" Selected Bibliography

pp. 219-228

Index

pp. 229-237
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