Old Age, New Science

Gerontologists and Their Biosocial Visions, 1900-1960

von Hyung Wook Park

352 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Old Age, New Science explores how a group of American and British life scientists contributed to gerontology's development as a multidisciplinary field. It examines the foundational "biosocial visions" they shared, a byproduct of both their research and the social problems they encountered. Hyung Wook Park reveals how these visions shaped popular discourses on aging, directly influenced the institutionalization of gerontology, and reflected the class, gender, and race biases of their founders.Old Age, New Science explores how a group of American and British life scientists contributed to gerontology's development as a multidisciplinary field. It examines the foundational "biosocial visions" they shared, a byproduct of both their research and the social problems they encountered. Hyung Wook Park shows how these visions shaped popular discourses on aging, directly influenced the institutionalization of gerontology, and also reflected the class, gender, and race biases of their founders.

• ISBN: 9780822968856
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press