From the Inside Looking Out - Competing Ideas About Growing Old (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	February 2018
Authors:	Jeanette A Auger • Diane Tedford-Litle
Dimensions:	23 x 15 x 1mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-1-77363-009-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adults > Elderly
LSN:	1-77363-009-1
Barcode:	9781773630090

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