Retiring men : manhood, labor, and growing old in America, 1900-1960 / Gregory Wood.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : manhood and its discontents -- Growing old at work during the early twentieth century -- Old age proverty, pension politics, and gender during the 1920s -- Older men and the boundaries of manhood during the 1930s -- Postwar manhood and the shock of retirement -- Work, play, and gender : the making of retirement culture -- Conclusion : beyond the masculinity of youth?

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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.

English.

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