Aging : Canadian Perspectives / Barry McPherson, Victor Marshall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marshall, Victor, editor.

McPherson, Barry, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Canada.

Older people.

Canada.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

267 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume combines ten papers on various aspects of aging in Canada.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction. Aging: Canadian Perspectives / Marshall, Victor W. / McPherson, Barry D.

Growing Old in Aging Communities / Joseph, Alun E. / Martin Matthews, Anne

Environment and Aging / Haldemann, Verena / Wister, Andrew

Residential Mobility and Migration Among Canada's Elderly / Moore, Eric G. / Rosenberg, Mark W.

Design of Institutions: Cognitive Functioning and Social Interactions of the Aged Resident / Rule, Brendan Gail / Milke, Doris L. / Dobbs, Allen R.

Technology and Aging / Chappell, Neena

Population Aging in the Canadian Labour Force: Changes and Challenges / Foot, David K. / Gibson, Kevin J.

The Youth Freeze and the Retirement Bulge: Older Workers and the Impending Labour Shortage / McDonald, Lynn / Chen, Mervin Y.T.

The Leisure Activities of the Elderly in New Brunswick / Ouellette, Pierre

Family Relationships and Support in Later Life / Rosenthal, Carolyn J. / Gladstone, James

Women's Sense of Responsibility for the Care of old People: "But Who Else Is Going to Do It?" / Aronson, Jane

Growing Up And Old Together: Some Observations on Families in Later Life / Connidis, Ingrid Arnet

The Portrayal of Older People in Canadian Advertisements: Regular vs. Specialized Magazines / Chen, Mervin Y.T. / Zhou, Nan

Social Policy for an Aging Society / Gee, Ellen M. / McDaniel, Susan A.

A Critique of Canadian Aging and Health Policy / Marshall, Victor W.

Ten Provinces in Search of a Long Term Care Policy / Beland, François / Shapiro, Evelyn

References

Appendix: The Documents

Notes:

Papers originally published in a special issue of Journal of Canadian Studies.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

9781442602342

1442602341

OCLC:

999662860