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| Activities Resources for Older Adults | ||
| Extensive links to activities older adults can participate in and organizations that they can join. ( http://www.alcoa.ca/e/fabulous_for_life.htm ) | ||
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| Social Aging Resources | ||
| Extensive links to many aspects of social aging, including generational discussions, information networks, aging with dignity, and much more. ( http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/cultures_and_groups/seniors/?Organization ) | ||
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| Social Psychology of Aging | ||
| Explore historical aspects of aging, stereotypes of aging, social roles involving aging, and gender/ethnicity issues. ( http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/gersopsy.html ) | ||
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| Ageism Resources | ||
| Links to many resources involving ageism, including strategies for promoting positive images of older adults. ( http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/ageism.htm ) | ||
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| Age Discrimination in Employment | ||
| Explore a number of questions on age discrimination in employment, including information about what can be done about it. ( http://ideas.repec.org/a/oup/coecpo/v21y2003i3p318-328.html ) | ||
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| Exploring Mandatory Retirement | ||
| Examine issues related to mandatory retirement, including whether people can be forced into retirement because of their age. ( http://canada.justice.gc.ca/chra/en/retire1.html ) | ||
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| Working Options | ||
| Read about changing jobs, refocusing skills, becoming more motivated at work, overcoming age barriers, and pursuing life-long learning. ( http://www.aarp.org/working_options ) | ||
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| Volunteering and Older Adults | ||
| Learn more about how older adults can participate in volunteering. ( http://www.volunteer.ca/volcan/eng/content/older-adults/healthy-aging.php?display=4,0 ) | ||
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| CARP | ||
| The website of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) provides extensive information about work and retirement in older adults. ( http://www.50plus.com/carp/about/main.cfm ) | ||
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| Exploring Retirement | ||
| Includes a guide to retirement, financial planning, paths to successful retirement, and retirement lifestyles. ( http://research.aarp.org/econ/retplantitle.html ) | ||
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| Baby Boomers and Retirement | ||
| Read about an AARP survey of baby boomers' expectations for retirement, including their optimism and ambivalence. ( http://research.aarp.org/econ/boomer_seg_1.html ) | ||
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| Health and Retirement | ||
| Provides information about health and retirement in old age, including extensive lists of publications and working papers based on a health and retirement longitudinal study. ( http://www.umich.edu/~hrswww ) | ||
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| Older Adults' Sexual Activity | ||
| An interview with Lisa Ade-Ridder, a professor at Miami University (Ohio) who has conducted research on sexuality in older adults. Provides insightful information about older adults' sexual and romantic lives. ( http://www.thirdage.com/features/love/sexy/ ) | ||
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| Today's Grandparent | ||
| This is an online resource that answers frequently asked questions about grandparenting, shares interesting stories about grandparenting, provides connections to associations pertaining to grandparenting, and gives advice to grandparents whose access to their grandchildren has been cut off. ( http://www.todaysgrandparent.com/ ) | ||
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| Foundations of Grandparenting | ||
| Gives answers to commonly asked questions about grandparenting, examines grandparent visitation, and has new articles about grandparenting. ( http://www.grandparenting.org/ ) | ||
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| The Grandparent Network | ||
| Links to grandparenting information around the world, including the United States, Canada, England, and India. ( http://www.grandparenting.org/colleagu.htm ) | ||
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| Adult Children and Their Elderly Parents | ||
| Explores the importance of adult children providing support for their aging parents. ( http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/providers/sub.cfm?source=caregivrmanual/sect1/rationale ) | ||
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| Grandparent Visitation Rights | ||
| Read about the laws in different U.S. states pertaining to grandparent visitation rights, books on this topic, cases, and journal articles. ( http://www.grandsplace.com/gp5/gprights.html ) | ||
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| Exploring Elder Abuse | ||
| The National Advisory Council on Aging website has information on the abuse of seniors from the Canadian perspective. ( http://64.26.138.100/expression/17-1/exp17-1_toc_e.htm ) | ||
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| Elder Abuse Resources | ||
| The website of the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse has a variety of resources to deal with the problem of elder abuse. ( http://www.cnpea.ca/ ) | ||
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| Older Adults and Their Families | ||
| Examine research on older adults in different types of families (married, widowed, divorced, never married) and how it affects their happiness. Also read about family caregiving at this site. ( http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/ger-fam.html ) | ||
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| Old Age across Time and Cultures | ||
| Explore numerous aspects of older adults at different points in history and across different cultures. ( http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/ger-cul.html ) | ||
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| Successful Aging | ||
| Read about the increasing belief that is important to conceptualize aging as "successful aging" rather than being all about decline. ( http://www.cflri.ca/cflri/tips/91/LT91_07.html ) | ||
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| Growing Older Better and Longer | ||
| A positive look at older adults; includes information about what is takes to age successfully. ( http://health.ivillage.com/prevention/praging/0,,wbnews_880vn3sn,00.html ) | ||
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