Aging : : Canadian Perspectives / / ed. by Victor Marshall, Barry McPherson.

This volume combines ten papers on various aspects of aging in Canada (which together have been published in a special issue of the Journal of Canadian Studies) with several of the most important and interesting relevant essays from other sources. The result is a wide-ranging overview of the subject...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (267 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction. Aging: Canadian Perspectives --
Growing Old in Aging Communities --
Environment and Aging --
Residential Mobility and Migration Among Canada's Elderly --
Design of Institutions: Cognitive Functioning and Social Interactions of the Aged Resident --
Technology and Aging --
Population Aging in the Canadian Labour Force: Changes and Challenges --
The Youth Freeze and the Retirement Bulge: Older Workers and the Impending Labour Shortage --
The Leisure Activities of the Elderly in New Brunswick --
Family Relationships and Support in Later Life --
Women's Sense of Responsibility for the Care of old People: "But Who Else Is Going to Do It?" --
Growing Up And Old Together: Some Observations on Families in Later Life --
The Portrayal of Older People in Canadian Advertisements: Regular vs. Specialized Magazines --
Social Policy for an Aging Society --
A Critique of Canadian Aging and Health Policy --
Ten Provinces in Search of a Long Term Care Policy --
References --
Appendix: The Documents
Summary:This volume combines ten papers on various aspects of aging in Canada (which together have been published in a special issue of the Journal of Canadian Studies) with several of the most important and interesting relevant essays from other sources. The result is a wide-ranging overview of the subject. Though the contributions reflect the latest in scholarly research, they are written in a manner accessible to the non-specialist; the book is thus particularly well-suited to textbook use.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781442602342
9783110490947
DOI:10.3138/9781442602342
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Victor Marshall, Barry McPherson.