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Old age dependency in historical perspective.

L Evans1, J B Williamson

  • 1Central Connecticut State University.

International Journal of Aging & Human Development
|January 1, 1988
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Old age dependency is a long-standing issue, not a recent problem. Historically, communities, not just individuals or the state, shared responsibility for elder care.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Social History
  • Public Policy

Background:

  • Contemporary discourse emphasizes individual and familial responsibility for elderly support over state provision.
  • This perspective frames old age dependency as a modern challenge requiring new solutions.

Observation:

  • Historical analysis reveals that elder support was a communal concern in the past.
  • This communal responsibility contrasts with the modern emphasis on privatized or state-led care.

Findings:

  • Old age dependency is not a novel issue but a persistent societal challenge.
  • Past societies exhibited a model of shared, communal responsibility for elderly persons.

Implications:

  • Rethinking current approaches to elder care by examining historical models of communal support.

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  • Understanding the evolution of responsibility for aging populations can inform future policy.
  • Challenges the notion that increased state responsibility is solely a modern phenomenon.