The prophecy of senescence: G. Stanley Hall and the reconstruction of old age in America

G. Stanley Hall's Senescence (1922) represents the first major work in gerontology by an American social scientist. Blending historical themes of religion, science, and morality, it also presciently forecasts the transformation of old age and the growth of gerontology. The confusions and limits of Senescence, no less than its accomplishments, shed light on contemporary issues in gerontology