Front-wave boomers : growing (very) old, staying connected, and reimagining aging / Gillian Ranson.

By:

Ranson, Gillian [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Vancouver ; Toronto : On Point Press, [2022]Description: 189 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780774890502
0774890509

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

305.260971 23

Contents:

Background on the boomers -- Family matters -- Friends and communities -- Thinking ahead -- Pandemic portraits -- Lessons learned -- Doing things differently -- Reimagining aging.

Summary: 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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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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