LEADER 04264nam 2200613 450 001 9910466400903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8229-8136-X 035 $a(CKB)3840000000036895 035 $a(EBL)4673104 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001678756 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16485367 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001678756 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14927430 035 $a(PQKB)11388499 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4673104 035 $a(OCoLC)951070016 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse50992 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4673104 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11253960 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL952562 035 $a(EXLCZ)993840000000036895 100 $a20160914h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOld age, new science $egerontologists and their biosocial visions, 1900-1960 /$fHyung Wook Park 210 1$aPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :$cUniversity of Pittsburgh Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (353 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8229-4449-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents ; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Envisioning Age in Experimental and Social Contexts; Chapter 2. A Biosocial Vision and Textbooks in Starting a Multidisciplinary Science; Chapter 3. Projecting Visions and Cultivating a Science in American Society; Chapter 4. Calories, Aging, and Building a Biosocial Research Program; Chapter 5. Senescence, Science, and Society in Great Britain; Chapter 6. Growing Old and Biomedicine in the National Institutes of Health; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a"This book focuses on the "biosocial visions" shared by early gerontologists in American and British science and culture from the early to mid-twentieth century who believed the phenomenon of aging was not just biological, but social in nature. Advancements in the life sciences, together with shifting perspectives on the state and future of the elderly in society, informed how gerontologists interacted with seniors, and how they defined successful aging. Park shows how these visions shaped popular discourses on aging, directly influenced the institutionalization of gerontology, and also reflected the class, gender, and race biases of their founders"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"Between 1870 and 1940, life expectancy in the United States skyrocketed while the percentage of senior citizens age sixty-five and older more than doubled--a phenomenon owed largely to innovations in medicine and public health. At the same time, the Great Depression was a major tipping point for age discrimination and poverty in the West: seniors were living longer and retiring earlier, but without adequate means to support themselves and their families. The economic disaster of the 1930's alerted scientists, who were actively researching the processes of aging, to the profound social implications of their work--and by the end of the 1950's, the field of gerontology emerged. Old Age, New Science explores how a group of American and British life scientists contributed to gerontology's development as a multidisciplinary field. It examines the foundational "biosocial visions" they shared, a byproduct of both their research and the social problems they encountered. Hyung Wook Park shows how these visions shaped popular discourses on aging, directly influenced the institutionalization of gerontology, and also reflected the class, gender, and race biases of their founders"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aGerontology$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSocial gerontology$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAging$xSocial aspects$xHistory$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGerontology$xHistory 615 0$aSocial gerontology$xHistory 615 0$aAging$xSocial aspects$xHistory 676 $a305.2609730904 700 $aPark$b Hyung Wook$0914268 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910466400903321 996 $aOld age, new science$92048395 997 $aUNINA