A long time coming : essays on old age / Melanie Joosten ; foreword by Sophie Cunningham.
By: Joosten, Melanie [author.].
Contributor(s): Cunningham, Sophie [writer of foreword.].
Publisher: Brunswick, Vic. Scribe Publications, ©2016Description: xiii, 232 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781925321371.Subject(s): Ageism | Aging -- Psychological aspects | Aging -- Social aspects | Aging -- Economic aspects | Social perception | AustralianGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "A powerful collection of essays exploring what it means to grow old in our youth-obsessed world. To live a long life should be a joy; to be old should not be a burden. With improved health care and higher standards of living, each generation is living longer than the last. Governments see our ageing population as an imminent disaster, and old age as a medical problem. We are encouraged to remain active, stay healthy, and work longer - in short, to refuse becoming old. But if living longer is really about staying young, do we risk turning a blind eye to issues facing the elderly? Weaving interviews with research and memoir, Joosten undertakes a timely and clear-sighted investigation into the housing crisis as it affects older people, the politics of nursing-home care, the difficulties of dementia, support services for Indigenous Australians, and how the burden of caring for others can fall disproportionately on women. Moving, passionate, and urgent, A Long Time Coming is a call for empathy in a society that valorises youth and self-reliance - a profound reminder that everyone has the right to be old"-- Publisher description.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | HQ1061 .J66 2016 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000012445 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-230)
"A powerful collection of essays exploring what it means to grow old in our youth-obsessed world. To live a long life should be a joy; to be old should not be a burden. With improved health care and higher standards of living, each generation is living longer than the last. Governments see our ageing population as an imminent disaster, and old age as a medical problem. We are encouraged to remain active, stay healthy, and work longer - in short, to refuse becoming old. But if living longer is really about staying young, do we risk turning a blind eye to issues facing the elderly? Weaving interviews with research and memoir, Joosten undertakes a timely and clear-sighted investigation into the housing crisis as it affects older people, the politics of nursing-home care, the difficulties of dementia, support services for Indigenous Australians, and how the burden of caring for others can fall disproportionately on women. Moving, passionate, and urgent, A Long Time Coming is a call for empathy in a society that valorises youth and self-reliance - a profound reminder that everyone has the right to be old"-- Publisher description.