Growing Old in the Early Republic: Spiritual, Social, and Economic Issues, 1790-1830

ISBN-13: 9780815325376 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 314 str.

Paula A. Scott; A. Scott Paula

Opis

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Spis treści

1. Introduction, 2. American Ideas on Aging and the Elderly to 1830, 3. Making Sense of Old Age, 4. Age and Economic Status, 5. The Economic Challenges of Growing Old, 6. Households of the Aged, 7. Family Lives of the Elderly, 8. Age, Wealth, and Community Leadership, 9. Perspectives on the Elderly

O autorze

Paula A. Scott