| Description |
xxii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Although we inevitably grow old, the social, cultural, and economic characteristics associated with aging are neither natural nor inevitable. James Snell brings a historian's perspective to the problems of aging and the discourse that surrounds it, a discourse that affects both public policy and the way we think about older people. |
| Contents |
1. Daily Lives -- 2. Institutionalizing the Dependent Elderly: The First Old Age Homes -- 3. The Family and Intergenerational Support -- 4. Property and the Culture of Entitlement -- 5. Agency among Old Age Pensioners -- 6. Organizing Politically: The First Grey Lobby -- 7. Shifting Policies of Old Age Pensions -- 8. Conclusion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Older people -- Government policy -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
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Older people -- Services for -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
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| LC no. |
96174390 |
| ISBN |
0802007376 (hbk.) |
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0802077927 (paperback) |
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