Old Age in the New Land The American Experience since 1790 /
W. Andrew Achenbaum.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index.
pt. I: Changing perceptions of the aged's roles in nineteenth-century America -- The usefulness of old age -- Variations on a theme -- The obsolescence of old age -- pt. II: The demographic and socioeconomic dimensions of old age -- The rhetoric and realities of growing old diverge in nineteenth-century America -- Old age becomes "modern" in twentieth-century America -- pt. III: Contemporary old age in historical perspective -- Old age becomes a national problem -- Social Security: A novel solution for the problem of America's aged -- Old age in the United States since Social Security.
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Geschichte 1790-1970.
Public opinion. Older people. Alter. Opinion publique--ŠEtats-Unis. Personnes ŠagŠees--Opinion publique.--ŠEtats-Unis Personnes ŠagŠees--Histoire.--ŠEtats-Unis Geriatrics--history. Aged--history. Public opinion--United States. Older people--Public opinion.--United States Older people--History.--United States