Nobody's Burden Lessons from the Great Depression on the Struggle for Old-Age Security |
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| Editor:
| Ray, Ruth E.
Calasanti, Toni |
| Contribution by:
| Bailey-Fakhoury, Chasity
Briller, Sherylyn H.
Chapleski, Elizabeth Edson
Cheng, Shu-Hui Sophy
Dillaway, Heather E.
Durocher, Mary E.
Harrison, Jill
Hopp, Faith P.
Jankowski, Thomas B.
Langlois, Janet L.
Padgett, Donyale Griffin
Thornton, Nancy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-6531-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $140.00 |
Book Description:
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Nobody's Burden: Lessons on Old Age from the Great Depression is the first book-length study of the experience of old-age during the Great Depression. Part history, part social critique, the contributors rely on archival research, social history, narrative study and theoretical analysis to argue that Americans today, as in the past, need to rethink old-age policy and accept their shared responsibility for elder care. A must read for historians, gerontologists, and social workers.
Nobody's Burden: Lessons on Old Age from the Great Depression is the first book-length study of the experience of old-age during the Great Depression. Part history, part social critique, the contributors rely on archival research, social history, narrative study and theoretical analysis to argue that Americans today, as in the past, need to rethink old-age policy and accept their shared responsibility for elder care. A must read for historians, gerontologists, and social workers.