ISBN:
0511184980
,
0511185812
,
9780511184987
,
9780511185816
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 322 pages)
,
illustrations
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time 39
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Ottaway, Susannah R., 1967- Decline of life
DDC:
305.26/0944
Keywords:
Alter
;
Großbritannien
;
Old age History 18th century
;
Aging History 18th century
;
Older people Social conditions 18th century
;
Family Relations
;
History, 18th Century
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Gerontology
;
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Aging
;
Aging
;
Old age
;
Older people ; Social conditions
;
Bejaarden
;
Ouderdom
;
Alter
;
History
;
Electronic books
;
England
;
Electronic book
Abstract:
This is an important new study of the history of ageing. Ottaway combines a comprehensive survey of existing literature with original interpretation and analysis of available data, using a wide variety of sources. Her lively and sophisticated analysis will be of great interest to scholars in British and social history
Abstract:
Who was "old" in eighteenth-century England? -- The activities of the "helmsman" : self-reliance, work, and community expectations of the elderly -- "The comforts of a private fire-side" -- Independent but not alone : family ties for the elderly -- Community assistance to the aged under the Old Poor Law -- Continuity and change in community assistance to the elderly over the eighteenth century -- Within workhouse walls : indoor relief for the elderly -- Conclusion : old age as a useful category of historical analysis.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-314) and index
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https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511495977
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