Gillian Ranson weaves front-wave boomers' stories of life and aging before and during the pandemic into a powerful account of how to make growing old more humane, for this generation and for everyone.
Gillian Ranson weaves front-wave boomers' stories of life and aging before and during the pandemic into a powerful account of how to make growing old more humane, for this generation and for everyone.
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.
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Introduction 1 Background on the Boomers 2 Family Matters 3 Friends and Communities 4 Thinking Ahead 5 Pandemic Portraits 6 Lessons Learned 7 Doing Things Differently 8 Reimagining Aging Notes
