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HECOL 415

Families and Aging

3 units

Fall 2019

Topics

Understand aging processes in the family context
Understand current issues and trends regarding contemporary later-life families, from a human ecological perspective
Be aware of the state of knowledge about later-life families and related issues and contexts
Understand the variability/diversity in later life family experiences
Think critically about later life families and relevant issues and demonstrate the ability to analyze and integrate

Readings

Battams, N. (2018). A snapshot of population aging and intergenerational relationships in Canada. Ottawa, ON: Vanier Institute of the Family. file:///C:/Users/jfast/Downloads/SNP_2017-05-31-Snapshot-of-Population- Aging%20(1).pdf
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Thomas, P. A., Liu, H., & Umberson, D. (2017). Family relationships and well- being. Innovations in Aging, 1 (3), 1–11 https://academic.oup.com/innovateage/article/1/3/igx025/4617833 ↗
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Baldassar, L. (2007). Transnational families and aged care: The mobility of care and the migrancy of ageing. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 33 (2), 275-297. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248979259_Transnational_Famili es_and_Aged_Care_The_Mobility_of_Care_and_the_Migrancy_of_Ageing ↗
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Connidis, I., & Barnett, A., (2019). Family ties and aging. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing
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Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
HECOL 415 FAMILIES AND AGING · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗
2019-Fall-HECOL-415-LECTURE-A1 ↗2019
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