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Aging in Rural Canada: A Retrospective and Review*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2011

Norah Keating ,
Jennifer Swindle  and
Stephanie Fletcher
Norah Keating*
Affiliation:
University of Alberta
Jennifer Swindle
Affiliation:
University of Alberta
Stephanie Fletcher
Affiliation:
University of Alberta
*
†Correspondence and requests for offprints should be sent to / La correspondance et les demandes de tirés-à-part doivent être adressées à: Dr. Norah Keating Professor Department of Human Ecology University of Alberta Edmonton, AB T6G 2N1 (Norah.keating@ualberta.ca)
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Abstract

Research on rural aging has developed considerably since publication of the book Aging in Rural Canada (Butterworths, 1991). The purpose of this article is twofold: to provide a retrospective on issues in rural aging from this book, and to review Canadian literature on rural aging since its publication. The review highlights new directions in conceptual definitions of rural, and in issues of social engagement, independence, family and social networks, and rural services and health. Two main research lenses are evident. The marginalization lens focuses on rural seniors with health problems, but has not included those marginalized by poverty or gender. The aging-well lens focuses on contributions and engagement, but has omitted research on social relationships and quality of family interaction. The report includes a call for interrogation about interaction between people and place, and for understanding issues of rural diversity and processes of rural aging.

Résumé

La recherche sur le vieillissement en milieu rural s’est développée considérablement depuis la publication du livre, Aging in Rural Canada (Butterworths, 1991). Le but de cet article est double : de fournir une rétrospective sur les questions de viellissement en milieu rural tirée de ce livre, et une revue de la littérature canadienne sur le vieillissement en milieu rural depuis sa publication. L’examen met en évidence les nouvelles orientations dans les définitions conceptuelles du « rural », et dans les questions de l’engagement social, l’indépendance, les réseaux familiaux et sociaux et les services ruraux et la santé. Deux perspectives principales de recherche sont évidents. Le point de vue ou l’optique d’analyse de la marginalisation se concentre sur les personnes âgées en milieu rural ayant des problèmes de santé, mais n’a pas inclus celles qui sont marginalisées par la pauvrété ou le sexe. L’optique d’analyse du vieillissement sain se concentre sur les contributions et l’engagement, mais a omis la recherche sur les relations sociales et la qualité de l’interaction familiale. Le rapport comprend un appel s’interroger sur l’interaction entre les gens et leur lieu de vie et à comprendre les enjeux de la diversité en milieu rural et le processus de vieillissement en milieu rural.

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Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , September 2011 , pp. 323 - 338
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Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2011

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Our thanks to Dr. Barry McPherson whose vision for a series of books on aging in Canada led to the first comprehensive accounting of aging in Canada; and to Dr. Herb Northcott for creating an opportunity to revisit and update these foundational pieces.

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