HECOL 604

Fundamentals of Aging

3 units

Winter 2019

Topics

Understand a range of theoretical perspectives on aging
Understand interdisciplinary perspectives on research, programs, and policies related to aging in a Canadian context
Understand key issues in engaging in research about and with older adults

Readings

WHO (2015). World Report on Ageing and Health. Geneva: World Health Organization. http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/186463/1/9789240694811_eng.pdf?ua=1 Read: Section 1: Adding health to years ↗
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Beard, J. R., Biggs, S., Bloom, D. E., Fried, L. P. Hogan, P., Kalache, A., & Olshansky, J. (Eds.) (2011). Global population aging: Peril or promise? Geneva: World Economic Forum. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GAC_GlobalPopulationAgeing_Report_2012.pdf ↗
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National Institute of Aging (2011). Biology of Aging. Washington, DC: author https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/biology-aging/preface ↗
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Jenkins, A.C. (2017). Disrupt aging: A call to action for gerontologists. The Gerontologist, 57 (S2), S115-117.doi: 10.1093/geront/gnx079. https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/geront/gnx079 ↗
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Levy, B.R. (2017). Age-stereotype paradox: Opportunity for social change. The Gerontologist, 57 (S2), S118-126.doi: 10.1093/geront/gnx059. https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/geront/gnx059 ↗
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Roberto, K. A., & Blieszner, A. (2015). Diverse family structures and the care of older persons. Canadian Journal on Aging, 34 (3), 305-320. http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer ?sid=66fa50c4-60a6-461f-b6fd-1db0875a1210%40sessionmgr102&vid=1&hid=104 ↗
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Keating, N., & Phillips, J. E. (2008). A critical human ecology perspective on rural ageing. In N. Keating (Ed.), Rural Ageing: A good place to grow old? (pp. 1-10). Bristol, UK: http://policypress.universitypressscholarship.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/vie w/10.1332/policypress/9781861349019.001.0001/upso-9781861349019-chapter-1 ↗
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Richard, L., Gauvin, L., & Raine, K., (2011). Ecological models revisited: Their uses and evolution in health promotion over two decades. Annual Review of Public Health, 32, 302-326. http://www.annualreviews.org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/doi/pdf/10.1146/annur ev-publhealth-031210-101141 ↗
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Braveman, P, Egerter, S. & Williams, D.R. (2011). The social determinants of health: Coming of age. Annual Review of Public Health, 32, 381–98. http://www.annualreviews.org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/doi/pdf/10.1146/annu rev-publhealth-031210-101218 ↗
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Antonucci, T. C., Ajrouch, K. J., & Birdit, K. S., (2014). The Convoy Model: Explaining social relations from a multidisciplinary perspective. The Gerontologist, 54 (1), 82-92. http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/54/1/82.full.pdf+html ↗
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Fine, M. (2014). Intergenerational perspectives on ageing, economics and globalisation. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 33(4), 1741-6612. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/doi/10.1111/ajag.1220 8/pdf ↗
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Fast, J. (2015). Caregiving for older adults with disabilities: Present costs, future challenges. Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy. http://irpp.org/research-studies/study-no58/ Social science theories of aging: Work and retirement ↗
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Statistics Canada. (2017). Study: The impact of aging on labour market participation rates https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/75-006-x/2017001/article/14826- eng.pdf?st=FZwPUKts ↗
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Katz, S., Calasanti, T. (2014). Critical perspectives on successful aging: Does it “appeal more than it illuminates”? The Gerontologist. doi:10.1093/geront/gnu027 http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/04/17/geront.gnu027.full. pdf+html ↗
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Van Wagenena, A., Driskell, J., & Bradford, C. (2013). “I’m still raring to go”: Successful Aging Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults. Journal of Aging Studies, 27(1): 1–14. http://www.sciencedirect.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/science/article/pii/S08 90406512000710 ↗
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Morrow-Howell, N., & Wang, Y. (2013). Productive engagement of older adults: Elements of a cross-cultural research agenda. Ageing International, 38(2), 159-170. http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/805/art%253A10.1007%252Fs12126-012- 9175-y.pdf?auth66=1419463970_95dbe22a93b3a4f11beb42d53e3b0a9e&ext=.pdf ↗
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Wiles, J.L., Leibing, A., Guberman, N., Reeve, J., & Allen, R.E. (2012). The meaning of 'ageing in place' to older people. The Gerontologist, 357-366. http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/3/357.full.pdf+html ↗
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Menec, V. H.Means, R., Keating, N., Parkhurst , G., & Eales, J. (2011). Conceptualizing age-friendly communities. Canadian Journal on Aging, 30 (3), 479-493. http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?si d=f61e5e30-a497-4695-9456-84c3c61f92f1%40sessionmgr120&vid=1&hid=111 ↗
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IRPP Task Force (2015). Designing a national seniors strategy for Canada Ottawa, ON: Institute for Research on Public Policy http://irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/report-2015-10-07.pdf ↗
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Sinha, S.K., Griffin, B., Ringer, T., Reppas-Rindlisbacher, C., Stewart, E., Wong, I., Callan, S., Anderson, G. (2016). An Evidence-informed national seniors strategy for Canada - 2nd edition. Toronto, ON: Alliance for a National Seniors Strategy. http://nationalseniorsstrategy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/National-Seniors- Strategy-Second-Edition.pdf TERM PROJECT, PART II DUE ↗
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Bengtson, V. L., & Settersten, R. A. Jr. (Eds) (2016). Handbook of Theories of Aging. NY, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC
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Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
2019-Winter-HECOL-604-SEMINAR-B1 ↗2019
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