Front-wave boomers : growing (very) old, staying connected, and reimagining aging / Gillian Ranson.
Material type: TextPublisher: Vancouver ; Toronto : On Point Press, [2022]Description: 189 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780774890502
- 0774890509
- 305.260971 23
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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300 - 399 | West Grey Neustadt Branch Shelves | Non-fiction | 305.26 RAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 33321003199214 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-189).
Background on the boomers -- Family matters -- Friends and communities -- Thinking ahead -- Pandemic portraits -- Lessons learned -- Doing things differently -- Reimagining aging.
Boomers will be heading into (very) old age following a pandemic, a time of overt ageism and deficient eldercare. The front wave, now heading into their seventies, are on the brink of life changes that will challenge everyone--family, friends, and the health care system too. Recognizing the dire need to meet these challenges, Gillian Ranson investigates what front-wavers are doing to prepare for old age. Regardless of their situation--rich, poor, married, divorced, or entirely alone--front-wave boomers share one thing: the need for intimate, caring social ties. Many of them are making these connections with creativity and resilience. Their stories hold lessons for us all.
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