| A Young Man's Benefit: The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Sickness Insurance in the United States and Canada, 1860-1929 Volume 7 Contributor(s): Emery, George (Author), Emery, Herbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 077351824X ISBN-13: 9780773518247 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - History | United States - General - Business & Economics | Insurance - General |
| Dewey: 368.363 |
| LCCN: 00550551 |
| Series: McGill-Queen?s/Associated Medical Services Studies in the Hi |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using cliometric methods and records from six grand-lodge archives, A Young Man's Benefit rejects the conventional wisdom about friendly societies and sickness insurance, arguing that IOOF lodges were financially sound institutions, were more efficient than commercial insurers, and met a market demand headed by young men who lacked alternatives to market insurance, not older men who had an above-average risk of sickness disability. Emery and Emery show that many young men joined the Odd Fellows for sickness insurance and quit the society once self-insurance - savings - or family insurance - secondary incomes from older children - made it feasible for them. The older men, who valued the social benefits of membership and did not need the sick benefit, gradually became a majority and dismantled the IOOF's insurance provisions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Emery, George: - CA |
