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UNINA9910812510303321 |
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Autore |
Fischer David Hackett <1935-> |
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Titolo |
Growing old in America / / David Hackett Fischer |
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New York : , : OUP USA, , 1978 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-52279-8 |
0-19-972685-X |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (252 pages) : tables |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Aging - History - United States |
Old age - History |
Old age assistance - History - United States |
Older people - History - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- 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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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