Retiring men: manhood, labor, and growing old in america, 1900-1960
Auteur :
Wood, Gregory
Éditeur :
University Press of America
ISBN :
9780761856795
Date de publication :
18 janv. 2012
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,5 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
576 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book explores how aging men struggled to sustain identities as workers, breadwinners, and patriarchs—the core ideals of twentieth-century masculinity—in the midst of increasing employer demands for the speed and stamina of youth in workplaces and the expansion of mandatory retirement policies in the age of Social Security.