Ottaway, Susannah R.,  1967- <br/><br/>
The decline of life  old age in eighteenth-century England /  [electronic resource] : 
Susannah R. Ottaway. 
 - Cambridge, UK :  Cambridge University Press,  2004. 
 - xiv, 322 p. :  ill. 
 - Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ;  39 .
 - Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ;  39. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-314) and index. 
<br/><br/>Who was "old" in eighteenth-century England? -- The activities of the "helmsman" : self-reliance, work, and community expectations of the elderly -- "The comforts of a private fire-side" -- Independent but not alone : family ties for the elderly -- Community assistance to the aged under the Old Poor Law -- Continuity and change in community assistance to the elderly over the eighteenth century -- Within workhouse walls : indoor relief for the elderly -- Conclusion : old age as a useful category of historical analysis. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Older people--Social conditions--England--18th century.<br/>Old age--History--England--18th century.<br/>Aging--History--England--18th century.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1064.G7  / O88 2004eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.26/0944