Details

Subject(s)

• Old age homes—British Columbia—History [Browse]
• Older people [Browse]

Series

• McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 14. [More in this series]
• McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 14 [More in this series]

Summary note

"Into the House of Old is a remarkable dissection of the societal structures created in the last century to take care of the elderly. Using social and architectural theory, Megan Davies recreates institutional life as it evolved from the 1890s to the 1960s in response to the changing perceptions of the elderly - and particularly the elderly poor - by society, government, and a new group of professional social workers and health care providers. Into the House of Old provides a context for understanding the old age home, an institution that continues to reflect both the concern and ambivalence that North American society feels towards its eldest citizens."--Jacket.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-237) and index.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Source of description

Print version record.

Language note

English.

ISBN

• 9780773570795 ((electronic bk.))
• 0773570799 ((electronic bk.))
• 1282860917
• 9781282860919
• 9786612860911
• 661286091X

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