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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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