Aging in the Modern World

Aging in the Modern World is a collection of digitized reference materials, policies, videos, and archival government documents that illustrate historical and cultural experiences and impacts of aging populations in global societies. It includes diverse cultural perspectives on retirement, education, housing, and societal treatment of aging people. It also addresses ageism and the rights of older individuals and includes personal narratives of elderly people. The collection offers a variety of browse options, including archival collection, subject, place, person, and more. 

This collection may be searched alongside other primary source collections in Global & International Studies Collection (Alexander Street).