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020			_z9780822944492 (hardback)
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035			_a(OCoLC)951070016
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050	0	0	_aHQ1061 _b.P3284 2016
082	0	0	_a305.26097309/04 _223
100	1		_aPark, Hyung Wook, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aOld age, new science _h[electronic resource] : _bgerontologists and their biosocial visions, 1900-1960 / _cHyung Wook Park.
260			_aPittsburgh, Pa. : _bUniversity of Pittsburgh Press, _c[2016] _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (pages cm)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
520			_a"This book focuses on the "biosocial visions" shared by early gerontologists in American and British science and culture from the early to mid-twentieth century who believed the phenomenon of aging was not just biological, but social in nature. Advancements in the life sciences, together with shifting perspectives on the state and future of the elderly in society, informed how gerontologists interacted with seniors, and how they defined successful aging. 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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		7	_aMEDICAL / Geriatrics. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSCIENCE / History. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aAging _xSocial aspects _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aSocial gerontology _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aGerontology _xHistory _y20th century.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/46111/
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 History
945			_aProject MUSE - UPCC 2016 Complete
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