
Old Age, New Science
Gerontologists and Their Biosocial Visions, 1900-1960
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Explores how a group of American and British life scientists contributed to gerontologyâ s development as a multidisciplinary field. It examines the foundational â biosocial visionsâ they shared. Hyung Wook Park shows how these visions shaped popular discourses on aging, directly influenced the institutionalization of gerontology, and reflected the biases of their founders.