Old age, new science : gerontologists and their biosocial visions, 1900-1960 /

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"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, toget...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Park, Hyung Wook (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2016]
©2016
Subjects:
1900-1999
Aging > Social aspects > History > 20th century.
Social gerontology > History > 20th century.
Gerontology > History > 20th century.
Vieillissement > Aspect social > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Gérontologie sociale > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Gérontologie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
MEDICAL > Geriatrics.
SCIENCE > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Aging > Social aspects.
Gerontology.
Social gerontology.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Envisioning Age in Experimental and Social Contexts; Chapter 2. A Biosocial Vision and Textbooks in Starting a Multidisciplinary Science; Chapter 3. Projecting Visions and Cultivating a Science in American Society; Chapter 4. Calories, Aging, and Building a Biosocial Research Program; Chapter 5. Senescence, Science, and Society in Great Britain; Chapter 6. Growing Old and Biomedicine in the National Institutes of Health; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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