Before They Go

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dc.contributor.advisorHume George, Diana
dc.contributor.authorMacMillan, Brooke
dc.contributor.departmentGoucher College MFA Creative NonFictionen_US
dc.contributor.programMFA in Creative Nonfictionen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-09T19:53:47Z
dc.date.available2017-01-09T19:53:47Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-09
dc.description.abstractThis manuscript explores the world’s fastest-growing demographic: the elderly. We are moving into a hyper-aging era in which people are living longer — the average life expectancy increases by more than five hours a day. But older people are experiencing less social inclusion and cultural equity than ever before. I explore the implications of this dynamic by looking at the treatment of old age throughout history, the science behind the aging brain (and its capacity for creativity), and a comparative look at elder care policy in Scotland and America. I relate my experiences of growing up in nursing homes, and the life lessons learned spending time with older people in Scottish care homes.en_US
dc.format.extent140 p.en_US
dc.genremanuscriptsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2J24T
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/3763
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsThis work is restricted for 10 years from the date listed above. No access will be permitted until the embargo has expired. Once the embargo expires the work is available only on Goucher College's campus.
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectOld Ageen_US
dc.subjectNursing homesen_US
dc.subjectCare homesen_US
dc.subjectScotlanden_US
dc.subjectAge in placeen_US
dc.subject"Aging in Scotland"en_US
dc.subjectDementiaen_US
dc.subjectAging brainen_US
dc.subjectAlzheimer’sen_US
dc.subjectEpigeneticsen_US
dc.subjectOral historiesen_US
dc.subjectHyper-agingen_US
dc.subjectC.T.E.en_US
dc.subjectHistory of old ageen_US
dc.subjectReshaping Care Initiativeen_US
dc.subjectElder Care Policyen_US
dc.subjectOlder Peopleen_US
dc.subjectWyomingen_US
dc.subjectBaby Boomersen_US
dc.subjectMedicaiden_US
dc.subjectMedicareen_US
dc.subjectBrain specimenen_US
dc.subject"lengething lifespans"en_US
dc.subjectEnablementen_US
dc.subjectIstanbulen_US
dc.subjectStrokeen_US
dc.subjectgerascophobiaen_US
dc.subject"Late Style"en_US
dc.subject.lcshCreative nonfiction -- Theses.
dc.titleBefore They Goen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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