Aging and society : a Canadian perspective

Novak, Mark W. (Author). Campbell, Lori D. (Lori Debra), 1953- (Added Author). Novak, Mark W. Aging & society. (Added Author).

Summary: The sixth edition of Aging and Society continues to provide students with a solid understanding of how aging affects the individual and society. Incorporating the most recent Census data, the new edition of this text explores the challenges modern society faces with a rapidly aging population. Issues such as health care and social security are explored. New pedagogical features throughout the text allow the student a better understanding of how the topic relates to their lives and society as a whole.

Record details

ISBN: 9780176500436 :
ISBN: 9780176500436
Physical Description: print
xi, 426 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm + 1 student access code card.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Toronto : Nelson Education, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	All chapters contain a summary, study questions, key terms, selected readings and websites to consult. Second-4th eds. under title: Aging & society. Accompanied by student access code card affixed to p. [2] of cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [356]-413) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Aging today -- Myths and realities of aging -- Attitudes toward old age -- Ageism and social policy -- A new view of old age -- Aging as disease--another form of ageism -- A Canadian vision of aging -- Theories and methods -- Theory in the study of aging -- Research issues and methods -- The future of gerontological theory and methods -- Large-scale gerontology research in Canada -- Aging then and now -- Four types of societies -- Aging in the world -- Aging in Canada -- Canada comes of age -- Aging in Canada today -- The impact of population aging -- Personal health and illness -- Senior's health status -- Income and health -- Limits on activity due to physical decline -- Coping with physical change -- The compression of morbidity hypothesis -- Successful aging -- Healthy aging: a Canadian perspective -- The psychology of aging -- Normal changes in psychological functioning -- Learning and memory -- Intelligence -- Creativity -- Psychological disorders: abnormal -- The social psychology of aging -- What is a good old age? -- Personality development -- Self-development in later life -- Spirituality: the search for meaning in later life -- Life-span development perspective -- Personality and social perspective -- Ethnicity and social supports -- The social roots of problems in old age -- Health care -- Three models of health care -- Challenges to the health care system today -- Health care costs in an aging society -- The health care system and older people's health care needs -- Institutional care -- The need for change -- Long-term care: new appraoches to community care -- Health promotion -- Issues for the future -- Finances and economics -- Historical developments in Canada's pension system -- The Canadian retirement income system today -- Inequality in later life -- Pension reform -- The future cost of reform -- Retirement and work -- Retirement as a social institution -- Why do people retire? -- Alternatives to a fixed retirement age -- Women and retirement -- The personal experience of retirement -- Housing and transportation -- An ecological model of housing -- Living arrangements -- Types of housing -- Alternative ideas in housing -- Homelessness -- Transportation -- The future of housing and transportation -- Leisure, recreation, and service -- What do older people do? -- A variety of activity patterns -- Expanding leisure activity -- New activities in old age -- Senior centres -- Education -- The use of technology in the education of older people -- Community service through volunteer work -- Family life and social support -- Family life -- Marital status in later life -- Sexuality and aging -- Social support -- Older people as a source of support -- Informal supports for older people -- Abuse against older persons -- Future research on family life and social support -- Death and dying -- Death and society -- Death in old age -- Ethnic and cultural differences in response to dying -- Seniors' views of death and dying -- Institutional death -- Changes in the treatment of the dying -- Ethical issues -- Informed consent -- Mourning and grief.