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Into the house of old : a history of residential care in British Columbia /
"Into the House of Old is a remarkable dissection of the societal structures created in the last century to take care of the elderly. Using social and architectural theory, Megan Davies recreates institutional life as it evolved from the 1890s to the 1960s in response to the changing perception...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
2003.
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| Colección: | McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: The House of Old""; ""1 Before the Institution: Coping Strategies and Vulnerability""; ""2 Homes for Pioneers and Homes for Senior Citizens: Institutional Development""; ""3 The Old Age Home Revisioned: The Nursing Home Ideal""; ""4 Institutional Culture: The World of the Old Age Home""; ""5 Community Care or Institutional Care? Early Welfare State Strategies""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""