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Canada’s Aging Population (1986) Redux*

  • Susan A. McDaniel (a1) and Julia Rozanova (a2)
Abstract

Canada’s Aging Population by Susan McDaniel was the inaugural book in the Butterworths series on aging in the 1980s. It opened a “growth industry” in research on aging. Much more is known now about the processes, both individual and collective, that are part of aging. More reliable projections of future population can now be made. That said, myths and misunderstandings – particularly about the policy implications of population aging – persist. It seems that the same fears and anxieties occur again and again. The disconnect remains between our growing knowledge about population aging and media or policy responses.

Canada’s Aging Population par Susan McDaniel était le livre inaugurale dans la série Butterworths sur le vieillissement dans les années 1980. Ceci a ouvert une industrie d’expansion dans la recherche sur le vieillissement. Maintenant, on sait beaucoup plus sur les processus – à la fois individuels et collectives – qui font partie du vieillissement. Maintenant, on peut faire des projections plus fiables de la population future. Cela dit, les mythes et les malentendus persistent – en particulier sur les implications politiques du vieillissement de la population. Il semble que les mêmes craintes et les mêmes angoisses se répètent maintes fois. Il reste une déconnexion entre nos connaissances croissantes au sujet de la population et les médias ou les réponses politiques.

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COPYRIGHT: © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2011
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†Correspondence and requests for offprints should be sent to / La correspondance et les demandes de tirés-à-part doivent être adressées à: Susan A. McDaniel, F.R.S.C. Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy University of Lethbridge Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4 (susan.mcdaniel@uleth.ca)
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We thank Herb Northcott, Guest Editor of this special issue, and Margaret Penning, Editor. Barry McPherson, the Butterworths Series Editor, has our appreciation for his inspired vision for the book series.

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