Getting Wise About Getting Old: Debunking Myths About Aging - Brossura

 
9780774880626: Getting Wise About Getting Old: Debunking Myths About Aging
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ISBN 10: 0774880627 ISBN 13: 9780774880626
Casa editrice: Univ of British Columbia Pr, 2020

Sinossi

As the world&;s population ages, our economies are doomed&;doomed to higher retirement and medical costs, lower productivity, and lower economic growth. Or so you would think from the tone of media coverage of aging. Getting Wise about Getting Old debunks that myth and many more, in the process painting a far more accurate and nuanced portrait of old age. In this book, experts address persistent stereotypes about aging on a broad array of social issues&;from retirement (attacking the myth that seniors are low-performance workers) to housing (clarifying the misconception that most older adults live in long-term care accommodation), and sexuality (showing that senior women remain at risk of sexual assault) to social participation (arguing against beliefs that seniors are conservative and resistant to change)&;deconstructing and countering them with the latest social science findings. Built on short, accessible chapters, this vitally important book will contribute to a better understanding of the social challenges, as well as the advantages, of an aging society.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Véronique Billette is the coordinator of the VIES research team, a group of researchers working on social issues of aging. Patrik Marier is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Concordia University, the scientific director of the Center for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology, and the lead researcher of the VIES research team. Anne-Marie Séguin is a professor at the Centre Urbanisation Culture Société of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique.

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Editore
Univ of British Columbia Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2020
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0774880627
ISBN 13 
9780774880626
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
279
Redattore
Billette Veronique, Marier Patrik, Séguin Marie
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
Buchpark GmbH
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