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Overview"In From The Inside Looking Out, Auger, Tedford-Litle and Wallace-Allen seek to overcome the ""us"" and ""them"" dichotomy that characterizes much of the literature on aging. By asking older people to talk about their experiences and treating this information as valuable, the authors have presented a tool that can be used to begin such a process. This second edition documents the lived experiences of older persons obtained from a series of focus group discussions and interviews across Nova Scotia. Individuals compare their realities of growing old with the often-theoretical assumptions of gerontologists and specialists who claim knowledge of the aging experience. In this field of study, there are few instances where the voices of older persons are heard, other than as consumers of various programs and services. Furthermore, the voices of Indigenous and African-Canadians are typically unheard. Topics covered include health care, life satisfaction, death and dying, end of life decisions, cultural differences in the aging process, spirituality and religion, ageism and discrimination, and the critique of the many stereotypes of growing older." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeanette A. Auger , Diane Tedford-Litle , Brenda Wallace-AllenPublisher: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Imprint: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Dimensions: Width: 1.50cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 2.30cm Weight: 0.255kg ISBN: 9781773630090ISBN 10: 1773630091 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 28 February 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJeanette A. Auger is a professor emeritus and adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology at Acadia University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |