Browsing Recreation and Leisure Studies by Subject "Aging"
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Do we really get to choose our own story? (Re)imagining community support with transgender and non-binary older adults
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)Today’s transgender (trans) and non-binary older adults are some of the first 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals to live openly with diverse sexual and/or gender identities (Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender ... -
Towards a Diverse Vision of Aging: An Exploration of LGBTQ Aging Experiences and Perceptions
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-14)How do you envision the later years of your life? How do you feel about aging? For many LGBTQ individuals, the later years of their life are a time of isolation, invisibility, harassment, and depression (Butler, 2004). The ... -
Working Together to Put Living First: A Culture Change Process in a Long-Term Care and Retirement Living Organization Guided by Critical Participatory Action Research
(University of Waterloo, 2015-04-29)My research begins with the premise that the dilemmas of long-term care homes are rooted in the dilemmas of modernity. Habermas (1984; 1987) contends that modern societies are comprised of two basic spheres of social life ...