The decline of life [electronic resource] : old age in eighteenth-century England / Susannah R. Ottaway.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 39.Publication details: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: xiv, 322 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 305.26/0944 21
LOC classification:
  • HQ1064.G7 O88 2004eb
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Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-314) and index.

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.

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