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Athill, D. (2009). Somewhere towards the End. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.
At 99 Diana Athill is still going strong. This book looks at her life as it draws to a close. With wit and charm, she explores what it means to be at the end of life as 99-year-old women.
Epstein, N. (2011). I Remember Nothing. New York, NY: Random House.
In I Remember Nothing, Epstein recalls her career trajectory along with stories of being a senior in a world that increasingly prioritizes youth.
Gawande, A. (2014). Being Mortal. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books.
In this book, surgeon Atul Gawande writes about the tribulations that we face at the end of our lives with the health-care system.
McDonald, L. (2015). “The Social Aspects of Aging.” In L. Tepperman & P. Albanese. Sociology: A Canadian Perspective (4th ed.). Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
This chapter looks at the concept of aging and problems connected with it. The chapter contains themes such as the social significance of aging, trends in aging, retirement, and inequalities related to aging.
Small, Helen. (2010). The Long Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
In The Long Life, Small explores what it means to lead a long and happy life from the works of some of our greatest thinkers. She explores the longevity of the human life span through the eyes of Plato, Shakespeare, Bernard Williams, and other thinkers. In this way, she attempts to unravel the question, what makes a long and happy life?
Uppal S. (2010). Labour market activity among seniors. Statistics Canada’s Perspectives on Labour and Income, 11(7), 5–18.
Today about 10 per cent of seniors still work. Since the retirement age has been declining and life expectancy has been increasing, the retirement years will likely make up an increasing proportion of people’s lives. This article presents both quantitative and qualitative information about retirement and aging.
Wister, A.V. (2018). Aging as a Social Process: Canadian Perspectives (7th ed.). Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
This book provides the concepts, information, and examples for understanding aging as a social process. The book examines aging at individual and societal levels.
Recommended Videos
Assisted Living: https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/1247468637768/assisted-living.html
In this New York Times video, viewers take a look into the day-to-day life of a senior in an assisted living residence.
How an aging population will change the world: http://youtu.be/x4r0S5qoIXc
This is a BBC documentary that considers how an aging population will change the world.
Samir Sinha on whether the aging population will bankrupt the health care system: http://youtu.be/qKhNbTRRuOw
This documentary, produced by Mount Sinai hospital, asks the question will the Canadian aging population bankrupt the Canadian Health Care System?
The Age Bomb: Japan’s Aging Crisis: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1725bn
This video looks at how Japan’s aging population is causing a looming crisis and how the nation is getting prepared for it.
Recommended Websites
Aging and the Life Course, WHO: www.who.int/ageing/en/
This web site of the World Health Organization addresses the issues of aging. It also addresses the issue of how to make an aging-friendly world.
Institute of Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto: www.grandparentfamily.com
Established in 1979 as the first of its kind in Canada, the institute offers interdisciplinary research, a graduate-level academic program, and knowledge transfer through research seminars and publications.
Microsoft Accessibility: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/
In a day and age when technology plays a vital role in how we stay connected, it is important that seniors feel technology is accessible to them as well. Microsoft has put out a series of resources that aim to make technology more accessible to people with mobility issues, hearing disabilities or limited eyesight.
National Institute on Aging: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health
This website provides in-depth research into common illnesses and injuries that seniors face.