Old Age, New Science

Old Age, New Science
Author :
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Total Pages : 299
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780822981367
ISBN-13 : 082298136X
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Old Age, New Science by : Hyung Wook Park

Download or read book Old Age, New Science written by Hyung Wook Park and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 1930s alerted scientists, who were actively researching the processes of aging, to the profound social implications of their work—and by the end of the 1950s, 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.


Old Age, New Science Related Books

Dad's Book of Awesome Science Experiments
Language: en
Pages: 202
Authors: Mike Adamick
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-18 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The science behind, "But, why?" Don't get caught off guard by your kids' science questions! You and your family can learn all about the ins and outs of chemistr
Old Age, New Science
Language: en
Pages: 299
Authors: Hyung Wook Park
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-09 - Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 p
Look at the Sky and Tell the Weather
Language: en
Pages: 116
Authors: Eric Sloane
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-03-01 - Publisher: Courier Corporation

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Takes the reader on a voyage of discovery as the author traces a single mass of air traveling from the Canadian Rockies to the northeastern United States.
A Little Book for New Scientists
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Josh A. Reeves
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-08-16 - Publisher: InterVarsity Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Many young Christians interested in the sciences have felt torn between two options: remaining faithful to Christ or studying science. In this concise introduct
Everyday Weather and how it Works
Language: en
Pages: 198
Authors: Herman Schneider
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1961 - Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Describes what makes the weather, how to read weather maps, and how to make a weather-forecasting station at home.