ISBN:
9780774880626
,
0774880627
Language:
English
Pages:
xix, 279 pages
,
23 cm
Edition:
Issued also in electronic format
Uniform Title:
Vieillissements sous la loupe
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Getting wise about getting old
DDC:
305.26
Keywords:
Aging Social aspects
;
Older people Social conditions
;
Aging ; Social aspects
;
Older people ; Social conditions
Abstract:
Introduction: Multiple perspectives on diverse aging experiences / Anne-Marie Séguin, Véronique Billette, and Patrik Marier -- Muths and realities about seniors / Ignace Olazabal and Julien Simard -- Living on easy street?: the myth of the affluent senior / Patrik Marier, Yves Carrièr, and Jonathan Purenne -- Older adults: allergic to social change? / Julien Simard and Ignace Olazabal -- “That’s surprising, at your age!”: the myth of digital disinterest / Kim Sawchuk, Line Grenier, and Constance Lafontaine -- Grey-haired neurons: does an accurate memory have to become a memento of younger days? / Maxime Lussier, Manon Parisien, Nathalie Bier, and Sophie Laforest -- Do most very old Quebecers live in residential long-term care centres? / Anne-Marie Séguin, Isabelle van Pevenage, and Chloé Dauphinais -- Age-friendly cities: a panacea for aging in place? / Meghan Joy, Patrik Marier, and Anne-Marie Séguin -- Seniors and their cars: choice or necessity? / Paula Negron-Poblete and Anne-Marie Séguin -- Challenging the myth of older homelessness as chronic homelessness / Victoria Burns -- Are penitentiaries suitable places for older inmates? / Michel Gagnon and Michel Dunn -- Older adults living with mental health problems: “nothing more can be done with them” / Ginette Aubin and Bernadette Dallaire -- Aging with intellectual and developmental disabilities: the myth of the eternal child / Daniel Dickson -- Older adults are not affected by HIV/AIDS: the origins and consequences of a misconception / Isabelle Wallach -- Aging, sexuality, and the “cougar” myth / Milaine Alarie -- Sexual assault of older women: an unthinkable reality / Mélanie Couture, Milaine Alarie, Sarita Israel, and Marie-Pier Petit -- Are older adults safe from conjugal violence? / Sarita Israel, Mélanie Couture, and Marie-Pier Petit -- Living longer: years of retirement or years of work? / Yves Carriére, Patrik Marier, Jonathan Purenne, and Diane Galarneau -- Older workers: a societal problem? / Marie-Michèle Lord and Pierre-Yves Therriault -- Do older adults have all the time in the world? / Isabel Wiebe, Anne-Marie Séguin, Philippe Apparicio, and Véronique Billette -- Can one enjoy a happy retirement without volunteering? / Julie Castonguay, Julie Foriter, Andrée Sévigny, Hélène Carbonneau, and Marie Beaulieu -- The social participation of older people: get on board, as they used to say! / Émilie Raymond, Julie Castonguay, Mireille Fortier, and Andrée Sévigny -- How older adults experience bereavement: does greater frequency make death easier to bear? / Valérie Bourgeois-Guérin, Isabelle van Pevenage, Jeanne Lachance, Rock-André Blondin, and Antonin Marquis -- Palliative care for those dying of “old age”: unmet needs / Isabelle van Pevenage, Patrick Durivage, Véronique Billette, Patricia Friesen, and Eleonora Bogdanova -- Do older adults wish to die at home (and can they)? / Isabelle van Pevenage, Patrick Durivage, Anne-Marie Séguin, and Laurence Hamel-Roy -- Are families abandoning older relatives? / Isabelle van Pevenage, Zelda Freitas, Patrik Marier, and Pam Orzeck -- Multiple autonomies: navigating the world of home care services / Norma Gilbert, Annette Leibing, and Patrik Marier -- LGBT older adults: who is there to support them and care for them as they age? / Julie Beauchamp, Shari Brotman, Line Chamberland, and Ilyan Ferrer -- Care provision to older immigrants by their families: when discrimination creates barriers to services / Ilyan Ferrer and Shari Brotman -- Conclusion: Public policy issues and the complexities of aging / Patrik Marier, Anne-Marie Séguin, and Véronique Billette.
Abstract:
"A grey tsunami is sweeping the land, wreaking social and financial havoc in its wake. Sound familiar? This myth about aging, along with twenty-eight others, is the focus of Getting Wise about Getting Old, which paints a far more accurate and nuanced portrait of old age. In it, experts debunk persistent stereotypes about aging on a broad array of social issues--from retirement (seniors are low-performance workers) to housing (most older adults live in long-term care accommodation), and sexuality (senior women are not victims of sexual assault) to social participation (seniors are conservative and resistant to change)--deconstructing and countering them with the latest findings. The work of two leading research groups in Quebec, the short and accessible chapters in this vitally important book contribute to a better understanding of the social challenges, as well as the advantages, of an aging society."--
Note:
Translation of: Les vieillissements sous la loupe : entre mythes et réalités
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Issued also in electronic format.
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