Billette, Véronique; Marier, Patrick et Séguin, Anne-Marie (2020). Getting wise about getting old : debunking myths about aging [Livre]
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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 myths and 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 violence (senior women are not victims of sexual assault) to political 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 of this vitally important book contribute to a better understanding of the social challenges, as well as the advantages, of an aging society.
| Type de document: | Livre |
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| Informations complémentaires: | Traduction de : Les vieillissements sous la loupe (2018) |
| Mots-clés libres: | vieillissement; personne âgée; vieillesse; gérontologie; aîné; jeux sociaux du vieillissement; santé |
| Centre: | Centre Urbanisation Culture Société |
| Date de dépôt: | 30 nov. 2021 14:53 |
| Dernière modification: | 30 nov. 2021 14:53 |
| URI: | https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/12093 |
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