Crossing Frontiers Gerontology Emerges as a Science |
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| Author:
| Achenbaum, W. Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-55880-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1995 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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Gerontology did not emerge as a scientific field of inquiry in the United States until the twentieth century. By tracing intellectual networks and analyzing institutional patterns, this study shows how old age became a "problem" worth investigating.
Gerontology did not emerge as a scientific field of inquiry in the United States until the twentieth century. By tracing intellectual networks and analyzing institutional patterns, this study shows how old age became a "problem" worth investigating.