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Townsend movement: a standalone construct

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Sociology

the 1930s mass movement for generous old-age pensions, studied for when such movements actually influence policy.

In sociology, Townsend movement refers to the 1930s mass movement for generous old-age pensions, studied for when such movements actually influence policy. This meaning comes from Amenta (1992) in American Journal of Sociology.[1]

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Amenta, E., Carruthers, B. G., & Zylan, Y. (1992). A Hero for the Aged? The Townsend Movement, the Political Mediation Model, and U.S. Old-Age Policy, 1934-1950. American Journal of Sociology, 98(2), 308-339. https://doi.org/10.1086/230010

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