Aging in America: A Cultural History

Lawrence R. Samuel

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2017

Aging in America

A Cultural History

Lawrence R. Samuel

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812293654

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About this book

Aging in America traces the story of aging over the course of the last half century, demonstrating our culture's negative attitudes toward a natural and inevitable human process and offering a deep understanding of the subject's past in order to help anticipate its future.

Author / Editor information

Lawrence R. Samuel is founder of Boomers 3.0, a consultancy dedicated to helping organizations create meaningful relationships with baby boomers in their third act of life. He is also author of several books, including Freud on Madison Avenue: Motivation Research and Subliminal Advertising in America, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Reviews

"Samuel shares truly deep insight into baby boomers' pursuit of meaning and purpose as they make their way through the next act of their lives. An essential resource of understanding for those who are focused on the implications of the aging of this ageless generation."—Peter Hubbell, Founder & CEO of BoomAgers and author of The Old Rush and Getting Better With Age

"Aging in America chronicles through time the fascinating history of how we age and think about aging. An extraordinarily thorough narrative of all things aging in the United States."—S. Jay Olshansky, University of Illinois at Chicago

"A must-read for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of aging in America."—Ken Dychtwald, author of A New Purpose: Redefining Money, Family, Work, Retirement, and Success

"An insightful and incisive history of cultural responses to aging from the 1950s to the present. No previous author has examined so thoughtfully or thoroughly the medical, economic, and political discourse surrounding aging in our youth-oriented yet graying society."—Steven Mintz, author of The Prime of Life: A History of American Adulthood

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Old in the Country of the Young Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. The De-Aging of America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3. The Aging of Aquarius Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
4. The Perpetual Adolescent Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
5. The Silver Tsunami Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
6. Raging Against Aging Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Selected Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 208
Keywords: American History; Cultural Studies; American Studies

eBook

Published: June 26, 2017
ISBN: 9780812293654