Age and identity in eighteenth-century England / by Helen Yallop.

  • Yallop, Helen.
Date:
2013
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London : Brookfield, Vt. : Pickering & Chatto, 2013.

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ix, 192 pages ; 24 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-180) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Words and concepts: the meaning of age and aging -- The forces of aging: macrocosm and microcosm -- The new science: aging and agency -- Society and sociability: cheerfulness -- Aged identities: prescriptive behaviour for 'old men' -- Identity formations: age and 'character' -- Conclusion.

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    History of Medicine
    UYS.41.AA7
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  • 9781848934016
  • 1848934017