Old age in Australia : a history / Pat Jalland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jalland, Patricia, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Australia--History.

Older people.

Older people--Care--Australia--History.

Older people--Economic conditions--History.

Older people--Social conditions--History.

Nursing homes--Australia--History.

Nursing homes.

Retirement--Australia--History.

Retirement.

Older people--Care.

Older people--Economic conditions.

Older people--Social conditions.

History.

Australia.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 296 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

The Australian population is rapidly getting older, demanding important policy and service decisions. This groundbreaking book is the first to explore a 100-year history of older people in Australia from 1880 to 1980. Over that period the aged suffered as 'forgotten people' until 1945, when there was the promise of a new deal for the elderly. Major themes examined include family histories of aged care, poverty, social and medical policy, gender, the impact of wars and economic depression, housing, nursing homes and the retirement debates. Old Age in Australia provides essential historical context for current discussions about the implications of ageing in Australia. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 'The Forgotten People', 1880-1945 11

1 Poverty and Prejudice, 1880-1908: Asylums or Pensions for the Elderly? 13

2 Older Women as Widows, Spinsters and Carers, 1880-1950: From Ada Cambridge to Mary Gilmore 36

3 Older Men in Victoria, 1870-1933: From James Henty to John Springthorpe 60

4 The 'Forgotten People': Poverty, War and Depression, 1914-1945 81

5 Generations and Gender: Old Age in the McCrae Family, 1874-1961 104

Part 2 Hope for the Future, 1945-1980 123

6 The Brotherhood of St Laurence: Housing the Elderly from 1945 125

7 Victorian Social Surveys on Old Age, 1954-1975 149

8 'The Lobby Of Conscience' in NSW: Old People's Welfare Councils and Home Care 170

9 Geriatric Medicine: Early Achievements and Disappointed Hopes, 1954-1972 191

10 Nursing Homes as Big Business, 1954-1972: 'Inappropriate Places with Inferior Care' 215

11 The Debate on 'The Problem' of Retirement for Men, 1950-1980 235

12 Edna Ryan's Journal of Old Age, 1972-1994: Retirement Villages or Independent Living? 254.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

0522867065

9780522867060

9780522868180

0522868185

OCLC:

890197547

Publisher Number:

99964016979