Ageing in a changing society : Elderly men and women in urban Sweden 1830-1930

Ageing in a changing society : Elderly men and women in urban Sweden 1830-1930

This study deals with the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on the living conditions of aged men and women. By studying labour force participation, savings and pensions, the role of the family, and the extent of dependency of aged men and women from a gender and class perspective, continu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Högman, Ann-Kristin
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Historiska studier 1999
Subjects:
class
demography
family
gender
labour force participation
living arrangements
modernisation
Norrköping
old age
poor relief
Stockholm
Sundsvall
Older people and ageing
Äldre och åldrande
Social welfare/social pedagogics
Social omsorg/socialpedagogik
Social anthropology
Socialantropologi
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-54194
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7191-680-6

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http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-54194
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7191-680-6

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