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Getting Wise about Getting Old : Debunking Myths about Aging, Paperback / softback Book

Getting Wise about Getting Old : Debunking Myths about Aging Paperback / softback

Edited by Veronique Billette, Patrik Marier, Anne-Marie Seguin

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A grey tsunami is sweeping the land, wreaking social and financial havoc in its wake.

Sound familiar? This myth about aging, along with twenty-eight others, is the focus of Getting Wise about Getting Old, which paints a far more accurate and nuanced portrait of old age.

In it, experts debunk myths and persistent stereotypes about aging on a broad array of social issues – from retirement (seniors are low-performance workers) to housing (most older adults live in long-term care accommodation), and violence (senior women are not victims of sexual assault) to political participation (seniors are conservative and resistant to change) – deconstructing and countering them with the latest findings.

The work of two leading research groups in Quebec, the short and accessible chapters of this vitally important book contribute to a better understanding of the social challenges, as well as the advantages, of an aging society.

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