Front-Wave Boomers: Growing (Very) Old, Staying Connected, and Reimagining Aging

Ranson, Gillian

ISBN 10: 0774890509 / ISBN 13: 9780774890502

Published by On Point Press, 2022

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Synopsis:

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.

About the Author:

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Front-Wave Boomers: Growing (Very) Old, ...
Publisher: On Point Press
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good