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Elias S. Cohen, Anna L. Kruschwitz, Old Age in America Represented in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Popular Sheet Music, The Gerontologist, Volume 30, Issue 3, June 1990, Pages 345–354, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/30.3.345
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Abstract
This paper examines American popular sheet music published between 1830 and 1980 as a source for understanding popular perceptions and feelings about aging and old age. From a private collection of over 300 pieces of sheet music related to aging, two forms of representation of popular sentiments are reviewed: cover art and lyrics. A substantial majority present negative rather than positive views of aging and old age.
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