Retiring men manhood, labor, and growing old in America, 1900-1960 / Gregory Wood.

Author/creator Wood, Gregory (Gregory John)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, MD : University Press of America, [2012]
Descriptionxi, 268 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents 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?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011935886
ISBN9780761856795 (clothbound : alk. paper)
ISBN076185679X (clothbound : alk. paper)

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