Overview

Boomers are heading into (very) old age following a pandemic, a time of overt ageism and shamefully deficient eldercare. The front wave, now in their seventies, are on the brink of life changes that will be challenging for everyone – family, friends, and for the health care system too. Recognizing the dire need to tackle these changes, journalist and sociologist Gillian Ranson, a front-wave boomer herself, investigates what they are doing to prepare for old age. Whether an “elder orphan” living in subsidized housing, a busy grandparent doing daycare pickups, a small business owner phasing into retirement, or a wife learning to cope with a husband’s dementia, they all share one thing – they need intimate, caring social ties to other people. Just as the baby boomer generation transformed life for teenagers and youth in the 1960s, they now have a chance to create a better way to grow old. Their stories hold lessons for us all.

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Gillian Ranson's book about aging comes as a welcome and informative guide ... Her book has lessons for us all. -- Jane Ross * Alberta Views * Gillian Ranson interviewed over 100 fellow boomers... Her research also encompasses a range of journalism [...], grey literature such as institute and government reports, and numerous academic studies. This commendable mix of approaches and sources results in a credible, readable book. -- Ginny Ratsoy * The British Columbia Review *

"""Gillian Ranson’s book about aging comes as a welcome and informative guide ... Her book has lessons for us all."" -- Jane Ross * Alberta Views * Gillian Ranson interviewed over 100 fellow boomers ... Her research also encompasses a range of journalism ... grey literature such as institute and government reports, and numerous academic studies. This commendable mix of approaches and sources results in a credible, readable book. -- Ginny Ratsoy * The British Columbia Review *"

[These] stories are offered with honesty and openness, and they represent diverse cultural backgrounds, genders, socioeconomic statuses, and family situations, resulting in an inclusive, far-reaching survey of aging. . . . Front-Wave Boomers speaks to the vital realities facing an important generation. -- Foreword Reviews

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Gillian Ranson was a former journalist and professor of sociology. She authored three books on various aspects of family life, inspired by her experience as a working mother. As a front-wave boomer and a grandmother, Gillian drew on her professional and personal knowledge to explore aging and what the future for her generation might look like in Canada in the years ahead.

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