Véronique Billette, Patrik Marier, Anne–marie Séguin

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Getting Wise about Getting Old

Debunking Myths about Aging

Herausgeber: Billette, Véronique; Séguin, Anne-Marie; Marier, Patrik

Beschreibung

By exploring the social issues of aging and debunking the common myths, Getting Wise about Getting Old paints a more accurate and nuanced portrait of old age in our society.

Autor

Véronique Billette is the coordinator of the VIES research team (Vieillissements, exclusions sociales et solidarités / aging, social exclusion and solidarity), a group of researchers working on social issues of aging. She is a co-editor of Vieillir au pluriel: Perspectives sociales - the first reference book in French on social gerontology. She has many years of experience working in the intervention and prevention of violence against women and in mental health. Patrik Marier is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Concordia University, where he is the chair of Research on Aging and Public Policy and the lead researcher of Équipe VIES. He is the scientific director of the Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology (CREGÉS) at the Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre (CIUSSS). He is well known for his work on social policy, public administration, and retirement. Anne-Marie Séguin is a professor at the Centre Urbanisation Culture Société of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique and was formerly the lead researcher of Équipe VIES. She is renowned for her work in environmental justice, poverty, socio-spatial aspects of aging, and urban social policies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9780774880626
• ISBN-10: 0774880627
• Artikelnr.: 59384019