Gerontologists and Their Biosocial Visions, 1900-1960
by
Hyung Wook Park
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
Between 1870 and 1940, life expectancy in the United States skyrocketed while the percentage of senior citizens age sixty-five and older more than doubled—a phenomenon owed largely to innovations in medicine and public health. At the same time, the Great Depression was a major tipping point for...