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Recently old age in history is attracting more attention. Before the establishment of legal retirement and old-age pension, the old were not recognized as a distinct social group, and consequently nor there was such as 'old-age problem'. In effect, from antiquity to medieval times old age was represented in two extremes: it was, on the one hand, often idealized as a synonym for wisdom and virtues, and on the other hand, usually held in contempt and derision as useless 'subhuman' far from being 'superman'. Similarly these dual images reappeared in the gerontological or utopian discourses. For the most part of the middle ages, the concept of old age also remained very ambiguous. It was not well distinguished from the maturity, and to medieval minds human life was fundamentally an indivisible bloc which began at baptism and ended with burial. To most of religious and military strata, physical health was a more essential factor than age in their retiring, and still more to peasants, the greater part of the population. In short, something like a modern life-cycle did not exist, wherein old age constituted a distinct stage. But with the rise of movements pursuing more peaceful retirement, there had been perceived certain changes, which fissured little by little the long-term phenomenon of the 'absence of old age'. Some prelates, monks, feudatories and rich citizens were willing to retire into a monastery, and among them prevailed the practice of ensuring their remaining years by procuring a pension from religious establishments, or especially a corrody in England. Along with this practice, the charitable works for the miserable old steadily increased. Finally, some peasants increasingly counted on the contract of transfer of properties on the condition of maintenance in old age.

목차

I. 머리말
 Ⅱ. 표상 속의 노년: 추한 노년과 미화된 노년
 Ⅲ. 현실 속의 노년
 Ⅳ. 노년의 탄생?
 Ⅴ. 몇 가지 문제들
 

키워드

노년 노년학 생애주기 은퇴 코로디 연금 Old Age Gerontology Life-cycle Retirement Corrody Pension

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• 성백용 [ Baik-Yong Sung | 한남대학교 ]

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