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From the inside looking out : competing ideas about growing old / Jeanette A. Auger, Diane Tedford-Little and Brenda Wallace Allen.

by Auger, Jeanette A., 1945-

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Fernwood Publishing, c2018

305.260971 F931

Aging -- Canada

Gerontology -- Canada

9781773630090 (pbk.)

x, 209 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: How we conducted our survey -- Scientific construction of old age -- Theories of aging and their practical application -- Old age by whose definition? -- The social realities of aging -- Where do we go from here?.

"In From The Inside Looking Out, Auger, Tedford-Litle and Wallace-Allen seek to overcome the "us" and "them" dichotomy that characterizes much of the literature on aging. By asking older people to talk about their experiences and treating this information as valuable, the authors have presented a tool that can be used to begin such a process. This second edition documents the lived experiences of older persons obtained from a series of focus group discussions and interviews across Nova Scotia. Individuals compare their realities of growing old with the often-theoretical assumptions of gerontologists and specialists who claim knowledge of the aging experience. In this field of study, there are few instances where the voices of older persons are heard, other than as consumers of various programs and services. Furthermore, the voices of Indigenous and African-Canadians are typically unheard. Topics covered include health care, life satisfaction, death and dying, end of life decisions, cultural differences in the aging process, spirituality and religion, ageism and discrimination, and the critique of the many stereotypes of growing older."--Back cover

Tedford-Little, Diane

Wallace-Allen, Brenda

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