Retiring men : manhood, labor, and growing old in America, 1900 - 1960

Gregory Wood

Introduction : manhood and its discontents -- Growing old at work during the early twentieth century -- Old age poverty, pension politics, and gender during the 1920s -- Older men and the boundaries of manhood during the 1930s -- Postwar manhood and the shock of retirement -- Work, play, and gender : the making of retirement culture -- Conclusion : beyond the masculinity of youth?

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Wood, Gregory
Publisher:	Lanham, Md. [u.a.] : Univ. Press of America
Subject:	Männliche Arbeitskräfte \| Male workers \| Ältere Arbeitskräfte \| Older workers \| Arbeitsmarktdiskriminierung \| Labour market discrimination \| Altersgrenze \| Retirement \| Altersarmut \| Elderly poverty \| Sozialer Wandel \| Social change \| Alternde Bevölkerung \| Aging population \| USA \| United States \| 1900-1960

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Extent:	xi, 268 p. 24 cm
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-254) and index Introduction : manhood and its discontents -- Growing old at work during the early twentieth century -- Old age proverty, pension politics, and gender during the 1920s -- Older men and the boundaries of manhood during the 1930s -- Postwar manhood and the shock of retirement -- Work, play, and gender : the making of retirement culture -- Conclusion : beyond the masculinity of youth?
ISBN:	0-7618-5679-X ; 978-0-7618-5679-5
Classification:	USA
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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