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    Vieillir au QuĂ©bec : d’une gĂ©nĂ©ration Ă  l’autre

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    Au cours du prochain siĂšcle, le troisiĂšme Ăąge sera diffĂ©rent de ce qu'il est aujourd'hui sur plusieurs points. II comprendra une tranche de la population proportionnellement plus importante, un plus grand nombre de femmes assez autonomes, des personnes plus scolarisĂ©es et plus sensibilisĂ©es aux problĂšmes associĂ©s Ă  la vieillesse. Ce constat, doublĂ© du fait que l'Etat ne sera pas Ă  mĂȘme de gĂ©rer autant la vieillesse de demain (services sociaux et mĂ©dicaux) que celle d'aujourd'hui, nous conduit Ă  prĂ©coniser une nouvelle problĂ©matique de la vieillesse. Celle-ci ne viserait pas Ă  l'ajustement de l'individu Ă  la vieillesse, mais plutĂŽt Ă  la prise en main de son devenir en tant que personne ĂągĂ©e. Nous recommandons une approche thĂ©orique basĂ©e sur une perspective dynamique de la vieillesse qui saisirait le vĂ©cu de l'individu, non pas Ă  un point donnĂ© de sa vie (passage Ă  la vieillesse), mais Ă  partir de son cheminement antĂ©rieur.Throughout the upcoming century, retirement will be different from what it is today on several points. It will be comprised of a proportionately larger population, of more autonomous women, of elderly people more educated and more sensitive to the issues of growing old. This, along with the fact that government will be in a weaker position tomorrow than it is today to manage the needs of the elderly (social and medical services), brings the author to suggest a new approach to the golden age. Instead of trying to adjust themselves to becoming old, the author emphasizes that individuals should take charge of their future as an elderly person. As well, the author recommends a theoretical approach based on a dynamic perspective of retirement ; focussing attention on a person's life experience rather than a point in time (passage from middle age to golden age) and, therefore, respecting their personal growth

    Fortune, long life, Montaigne

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    Montaigne’s Essais end with a plea on behalf of old age - “Or la vieillesse a un peu besoin d’estre traictĂ©e plus tendrement.” - and the placing of old age under the protection of Apollo, god of the lyre, but also god of health, and the god whose oracle at Delphi pronounced the recommendation to “Know thyself.” This prayer of the 56-year-old Montaigne, for all of its beautiful fusion of interior and exterior, and its profound linking of the essay’s ending to the question of time, is nevertheless typical of a certain early modern attitude towards old age, illness, and death: People are in decline from the moment of birth, cure is the responsibility not of the physician but of the individual sufferer, and, to quote a health manual from 1630, “la guerison des maladies appartient Ă  la fortune, & non pas Ă  l’Art.” This chapter looks into a group of health manuals from the early seventeenth century in France which contest this notion. Chief among them will be Jacquelot’s L’art de vivre longuement, sous le nom de Medee, laquelle enseigne les facultez des choses qui sont continellement en nostre usage, & d’oĂč naissent les maladies. Ensemble la methode de se comporter en icelles, & le moyen de pourvoir Ă  leurs offences (Lyon: Louis Teste-Fort, 1630). Jacquelot declares that “la vie peut estre conservĂ©e, & la mort retardĂ©e par Art,” thus placing art, long life, and, curiously, the great antique witch Medea, on one side of a line, on the other side of which are ranged ill health, death, and chance. On the one hand, Montaigne’s “De l’expĂ©rience” reads right along with the genre of the health manual. Jacquelot too treats questions of diet, heating one’s house, sexual practices, clothing, when and when not to eat fruit, how long to sleep, when to wake up, and so on. To Montaigne’s stance, however, - Whether it is a question of law, the medicine of the social body, or of medicine as such, there is no cure. - Jacquelot opposes "art" and insists that there is. The health manual of the early seventeenth century thus begins to construct a resistance to the power of chance that Montaigne had considered not only futile but, in itself, unhealthy. The chapter concludes with a consideration of this advice in the context of the time, when an audience for tragedy was first emerging in France

    Vieillesse, monde de femmes

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    Cet article condamne la pratique habituelle de mettre les personnes ĂągĂ©es dans une seule catĂ©gorie sans sexe, et faire croire que le vieillissement est principalement une question fĂ©minine. Il argumente que la diffĂ©rence cruciale entre les femmes ĂągĂ©es et les hommes est que les hommes ont perdu leur vie professionnelle mais gardĂ© la mĂȘme situation familiale, alors que la plupart des femmes ont perdu leur emploi et leur vie familiale en devenant veuves. AprĂšs avoir donnĂ© des exemples spĂ©cifiques qui sont particuliers aux femmes ĂągĂ©es, l'auteure dĂ©montre que la plupart d'entre eux ne sont pas inĂ©vitables, mais sont plutĂŽt le produit de la socialisation Ă  des rĂŽles sexuĂ©s.This article condemns the common practice of lumping old people in one sexless category, and makes the point that aging is mainly a woman's issue. It argues that the crucial difference between elderly women and men is that men lose their professional life but keep the same family situation, while most women lose both their job and their family life through becoming widows. After giving specific examples of problems that are particular to old women, the author demonstrates that most of them are not inevitable but are instead the product of sex role socialization

    Home Sweet Home: pratiques d'animation en EMS, Valais romand

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    Ce travail, rĂ©alisĂ© dans le cadre de l’obtention du diplĂŽme Bachelor of Art in Travail Social, orientation animation socioculturelle, vise Ă  comprendre et Ă  promouvoir les besoins de la population ĂągĂ©e qui vit en institution. La recherche qui suit dĂ©bute par un apport thĂ©orique Ă  propos des notions de vieillesse, de besoins humains, d’établissement mĂ©dico-social (EMS) et d’animation. Ensuite, l’enquĂȘte sur le terrain s’effectuera avec la collaboration de six EMS du Valais romand. Suivra une analyse des donnĂ©es recueillies qui mettra en lumiĂšre les points de vue des professionnels et des bĂ©nĂ©ficiaires. Le bilan final relĂšvera les conclusions de la recherche et les perspectives qui en dĂ©coulent. Les annexes contiennent la mise en place de l’enquĂȘte ainsi qu’une synthĂšse des rĂ©sultats des entretiens menĂ©s. La fonction de ce travail est d’éclairer les diffĂ©rents enjeux de l’animation socioculturelle auprĂšs des personnes ĂągĂ©es, et Ă©galement de promouvoir l’aspect rĂ©flexif de la profession sociale

    Vieillissement, discours politique et rĂ©forme des retraites aux États-Unis

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    Explorant les rapports entre institutions, discours politique et changements dĂ©mographiques, l’article replace le dĂ©bat amĂ©ricain sur les retraites dans son contexte historique et idĂ©ologique. Il souligne le fait que, comme dans d’autres pays, l’idĂ©e d’un « choc dĂ©mographique » inĂ©luctable justifie la nĂ©cessitĂ© apparente de rĂ©former les retraites, ce qui aux États-Unis est souvent synonyme de « privatisation partielle » du rĂ©gime fĂ©dĂ©ral d’assurance-vieillesse. Une analyse de la campagne infructueuse en faveur de la « privatisation partielle » lancĂ©e par le prĂ©sident George W. Bush au lendemain de sa rĂ©Ă©lection en novembre 2004 illustre le poids des obstacles institutionnels Ă  la rĂ©alisation de ce projet ainsi que l’omniprĂ©sence d’un discours dĂ©mographique pessimiste au coeur la vie politique amĂ©ricaine contemporaine.Via an exploration of the relationships between institutions, political discourse and demographic change, this article puts the U.S. pension debate back into its historical and ideological context. It underscores the fact that, as in other countries, the prospect of an inescapable “demographic shock” is being advanced as justification for pension reform, which in the United States is often synonymous with “partial privatization” of the federal retirement pension system. An analysis of the unsuccessful campaign in favour of partial privatization launched by President George W. Bush soon after he was re-elected in November 2004 illustrates the weight of the institutional obstacles to this project as well as the omnipresence of a pessimistic demographic discourse in contemporary American political life

    Temporalités intimes : le chez-soi de la vieillesse

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    Cet article se propose de caractĂ©riser et d’analyser quelques-unes des expĂ©riences temporelles fĂ©minines, Ă  la vieillesse, Ă  partir de l’examen de « l’habiter chez-soi ». Les tensions intimes qui marquent les rapports au temps, au moment du « retour Ă  la maison », apparaissent liĂ©es Ă  la redĂ©finition du rĂŽle fĂ©minin et des rapports conjugaux. Le sentiment de prĂ©caritĂ© du chez-soi introduit une nouvelle tension au sein de l’expĂ©rience de l’habiter. La continuitĂ© des gĂ©nĂ©rations et le soin que chacune prend de l’autre apparaissent comme un enjeu existentiel majeur de la vieillesse. Enfin, sont aussi examinĂ©es l’ouverture du chez-soi Ă  autrui et les transformations du sens de l’hospitalitĂ©.In this article we wish to characterize and analyze some of the temporal feminine experiences associated with aging, using as a starting point an examination of the “living at home” notion. The personal tensions that affect relationships from the time one “returns home” appear to be linked to the redefinition of the feminine role and of conjugal relationships. The feeling of the instability of one’s “home” introduces a new and different tension into the whole experience of one’s dwelling. The ongoing linkage between one generation to the next and the care each one takes of the other would appear to constitute a major existential issue of old age. Finally, we look at the opening up of one’s home to others and the changes produced in the meaning of hospitality

    Origin differences in self-reported health among older migrants living in France

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    Objectives: Little is known about the health status of older migrants living in Europe. Using detailed data collected in 2003, we investigate differences in health status by origin country within the older immigrant population living in France using a self-rated health measure. Study design: The database used in this research is the ‘Passage Ă  la Retraite des ImmigrĂ©s' survey, conducted from November 2002 to February 2003 on a sample of 6,211 migrants aged 45 to 70 and living in France at the time of survey. Methods: A difficulty with the self-rated outcome is that it may not be comparable between different origin groups, in particular because of cultural and linguistic differences. We thus estimate generalized ordered Probit models and construct for each respondent an indicator of health net of cross-cultural effects. Results: Male immigrants from Southern Africa and Asia and female immigrants from Northern Europe, Southern Africa and Asia are more likely to be in good health, while the health status is lower among immigrants from Eastern Europe living in France. Conclusion: The diversity in health status within the immigrant population is large in France. These results are helpful in order to target the more disadvantaged origin groups and to adjust the provision of health care.
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