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Author:   Gillian Joseph (Clear Pane Research Services, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9781138195479

ISBN 10:   1138195472
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   12 October 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Foreword Blossom Wigdor Introduction Section 1: Aging Spaces and the Individual 1. Aging and Sustainability: Creating a Discourse on Places of Inclusive Mobility for the Promotion of Longevity Gina Sylvestre 2. The Portrayal of Older Adults in Popular Television Shows Margaret Waltz and Brian K. Gran 3. Health-Related Technology Use by Older Adults in Rural and Small Town Communities Beth Perry, Margaret Edwards, Carol Anderson, Maiga Chang, Dr Kinshuk and Pamela Hawranik 4. The Relationship between Physical/Psychological Predictors and Self-rated Health among Older People in Hong Kong Shelly Kin Shan Leung, Linda Chiu Wa Lam, Oi Ling Siu and Gillian Joseph Section 2: Aging Families, Caregivers and Gender 5. Men Providing Care to Aging Parents in the Internet Age: Part of the Stalled Gender Revolution? Lori D. Campbell and Michael P. Carroll 6. Dynamic Care Networks: The Changing Face of Family Caregiving Adam Davey, Maximiliane E. Szinovacz and Katherine W. Bauer 7. Revised Perspective on the Communication Predicament between Adult Children and their Aging Parents Valerie Powell 8. Neoliberalism, Temporary Foreign Workers, and Precarious Elder Care/ Elder Care Work Gillian Joseph and Belinda Leach 9. Vision Care Services in Long Term Care Facilities: Why are they Overlooked? Pamela Hawranik, Sandy Bell and Donnie McIntosh Section 3: Aging and Economics 10. When Health Care is Delivered in Your Home Will you Need to Make Economic Trade-offs? Lee Anne Davies, John P. Hirdes and Roger Mannell 11. Do Fuzzy Retirement-Income Systems Work Best? Brian K. Gran 12. Grey Ghettos: Inclusion or Exclusion in the Modern Canadian City? Gina Sylvestre and Nora Cristall 13. What Drives Older Consumers’ Entertainment Choices? Gord Hendren, Gillian Joseph and Kristin Crawford

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Gillian Joseph is Director of Clear Pane Research Services in Guelph, Canada, providing leadership to a team of research specialists who undertake independent research and provide research support to professionals, graduate students, academics and community-based researchers. Previously she was Research Associate at the Centre for Families, Work and Well-being at the University of Guelph, and also served as Lecturer at the University of Guelph and the University of Guelph-Humber in Toronto.

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