Foreword to the English Edition / Laura Tamblyn Watts
Foreword to the French Edition / Danis Prud'homme, Caroline Bouchard, Marco Guerrera, and Sophie Gagnon
Introduction: Multiple Perspectives on Diverse Aging Experiences / Anne-Marie Seguin, Veronique Billette, and Patrik Marier
Part 1: Portrayals and Realities of Aging
1 Myths and Realities about Seniors / Ignace Olazabal and Julien Simard
2 Living on Easy Street? The Myth of the Affluent Senior / Patrik Marier, Yves Carriere, and Jonathan Purenne
3 Older Adults: Allergic to Social Change? / Julien Simard and Ignace Olazabal
4 That's Surprising, at Your Age! The Myth of Digital Disinterest / Kim Sawchuk, Line Grenier, and Constance Lafontaine
5 Grey-Haired Neurons: Does an Accurate Memory Have to Become a Memento of Younger Days? / Maxime Lussier, Manon Parisien, Nathalie Bier, and Sophie Laforest
Part 2: Living Environments
6 Do Most Very Old Quebecers Live in Residential Long-Term Care Centres? / Anne-Marie Seguin, Isabelle Van Pevenage, and Chloe Dauphinais
7 Age-Friendly Cities: A Panacea for Aging in Place? / Meghan Joy, Patrik Marier, and Anne-Marie Seguin
8 Seniors and Their Cars: Choice or Necessity? / Paula Negron-Poblete and Anne-Marie Seguin
9 Challenging the Myth of Older Homelessness as Chronic Homelessness / Victoria Burns
10 Are Penitentiaries Suitable Places for Older Inmates? / Michel Gagnon and Michel Dunn
Part 3: Different Aging Experiences
11 Older Adults Living with Mental Health Problems: Nothing More Can Be Done with Them / Ginette Aubin and Bernadette Dallaire
12 Aging with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: The Myth of the Eternal Child / Daniel Dickson
13 Older Adults Are Not Affected by HIV/AIDS: The Origins and Consequences of a Misconception / Isabelle Wallach
14 Aging, Sexuality, and the Cougar Myth / Milaine Alarie
15 Sexual Assault of Older Women: An Unthinkable Reality / Melanie Couture, Milaine Alarie, Sarita Israel, and Marie-Pier Petit
16 Are Older Adults Safe from Conjugal Violence? / Sarita Israel, Melanie Couture, and Marie-Pier Petit
Part 4: Social Roles
17 Living Longer: Years of Retirement or Years of Work? / Yves Carriere, Patrik Marier, Jonathan Purenne, and Diane Galarneau
18 Older Workers: A Societal Problem? / Marie-Michele Lord and Pierre-Yves Therriault
19 Do Older Adults Have All the Time in the World? / Isabel Wiebe, Anne-Marie Seguin, Philippe Apparicio, and Veronique Billette
20 Can One Enjoy a Happy Retirement without Volunteering? / Julie Castonguay, Julie Fortier, Andree Sevigny, Helene Carbonneau, and Marie Beaulieu
21 The Social Participation of Older People: Get on Board, as They Used to Say! / Emilie Raymond, Julie Castonguay, Mireille Fortier, and Andree Sevigny
Part 5: Death and Bereavement
22 How Older Adults Experience Bereavement: Does Greater Frequency Make Death Easier to Bear? / Valerie Bourgeois-Guerin, Isabelle Van Pevenage, Jeanne Lachance, Rock-Andre Blondin, and Antonin Marquis
23 Palliative Care for Those Dying of Old Age: Unmet Needs / Isabelle Van Pevenage, Patrick Durivage, Veronique Billette, Patricia Friesen, and Eleonora Bogdanova
24 Do Older Adults Wish to Die at Home (and Can They)? / Isabelle Van Pevenage, Patrick Durivage, Anne-Marie Seguin, and Laurence Hamel-Roy
Part 6: Caregiver Support
25 Are Families Abandoning Older Relatives? / Isabelle Van Pevenage, Zelda Freitas, Patrik Marier, and Pam Orzeck
26 Multiple Autonomies: Navigating the World of Home Care Services / Norma Gilbert, Annette Leibing, and Patrik Marier
27 LGBT Older Adults: Who Is There to Support Them and Care for Them as They Age? / Julie Beauchamp, Shari Brotman, Line Chamberland, and Ilyan Ferrer
28 Care Provision to Older Immigrants by Their Families: When Discrimination Creates Barriers to Services / Ilyan Ferrer and Shari Brotman
Conclusion: Public Policy Issues and the Complexities of Aging / Patrik Marier, Anne-Marie Seguin, and Veronique Billette
Contributors; Index