title: Old age dependency in historical perspective.
abstract: In recent years much has been written about old age dependency and the need for greater emphasis on individual and familial responsibility for supporting elderly persons as opposed to state responsibility. We argue that old age dependency is not a new problem and that there was communal responsibility--as opposed to strictly privitized responsibility--for elderly persons in the past.
authors.affiliation: Central Connecticut State University.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004739:England; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty / Q000266:history*; D012941:Social Responsibility