LEADER 02258nam 2200505 a 450 001 9910812510303321 005 20240410115124.0 010 $a1-280-52279-8 010 $a0-19-972685-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001204444 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24087437 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC271572 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001204444 100 $a20091205d1978 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGrowing old in America /$fDavid Hackett Fischer 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aNew York :$cOUP USA,$d1978. 215 $a1 online resource (252 pages) $ctables 225 0$aGalaxy Books ;$v532 311 0 $a0-19-502366-8 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aA 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. 606 $aAging$xHistory$zUnited States 606 $aOld age$xHistory 606 $aOld age assistance$xHistory$zUnited States 606 $aOlder people$xHistory$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books.$2lcsh 615 0$aAging$xHistory 615 0$aOld age$xHistory. 615 0$aOld age assistance$xHistory 615 0$aOlder people$xHistory 676 $a301.43/5/0973 700 $aFischer$b David Hackett$f1935-$0889326 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 801 2$bUkPrAHLS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812510303321 996 $aGrowing old in America$94016429 997 $aUNINA