02258nam 2200505 a 450 991081251030332120240410115124.01-280-52279-80-19-972685-X(CKB)2550000001204444(StDuBDS)AH24087437(MiAaPQ)EBC271572(EXLCZ)99255000000120444420091205d1978 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGrowing old in America /David Hackett FischerSecond edition.New York :OUP USA,1978.1 online resource (252 pages) tablesGalaxy Books ;5320-19-502366-8 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.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.AgingHistoryUnited StatesOld ageHistoryOld age assistanceHistoryUnited StatesOlder peopleHistoryUnited StatesElectronic books.lcshAgingHistoryOld ageHistory.Old age assistanceHistoryOlder peopleHistory301.43/5/0973Fischer David Hackett1935-889326StDuBDSStDuBDSUkPrAHLSBOOK9910812510303321Growing old in America4016429UNINA