Into the House of Old - A History of Residential Care in British Columbia Volume 14

Spanning the period from the 1890s to the 1960s Into the House of Old details the lives and survival strategies of elderly people as they struggle to remain independent. Megan Davies opens the door to the institutional world of the old age home, demonstrating how the legacy of the poor law and the demands of the emerging welfare state worked together to shape residential care facilities for seniors. She looks at the experiences of elderly people on B.C.'s economic and social margins both before and after the advent of old age pensions, analysing the myriad strategies used by the elderly poor to stay out of institutions and the role of family, community, and state support in this process.

Info autore

Megan J. Davies is professor emerita at York University and an activist community historian.

Riassunto

The first academic history of the old age home in Canada from the 1890s to the 1960s.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Megan J Davies, Megan J. Davies, Megan Jean Davies
• Editore: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2004
• EAN: 9780773526457
• ISBN: 978-0-7735-2645-7
• Pagine: 264
• Dimensioni: 163 mm x 228 mm x 17 mm
• Peso: 422 g
• Serie: McGill-Queen's/Associated Medi; McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society; McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, H; McGill-Queen's/Associated Medi; McGill-Queen's/Associated McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medic; McGill-Queen's/Associated McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society; McGill-Queen's/Ams Healthcare
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Sistema politico