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] ©1994 |
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 |
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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. |