Audio file
Contributors
Creator: O'Brien, Mary
Date Recorded
1985-04-12
Date Digitized
2024
Genre
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:11:11
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
00:00 Introduction from O'Grady

00:30 O'Brien begins speaking

02:00 Discussion of "the bad news" related to ageing

03:00 Discussion of a zest for living among the elderly

04:00 Discussion of how to define "old"

05:30 Discussion of personality characteristics, relation to ageing

06:30 Discussion of factors that help maintain a positive attitude towards ageing

07:30 Discussion of statistics related to the elderly

09:30 Discussion of a previous seminar O'Brien had given on the elderly

10:30 Discussion of research O'Briend had conducted since said seminar

13:30 Discussion of findings from said study

16:00 Discussion of a workshop conducted by the Canadian Red Cross

16:30 Discussion of the Division of Aging, O'Brien's engagement with

17:30 Discussion of a study on perception of age-based services

21:30 Discussion of perceptions of what qualifies as "old"; further findings from study

26:30 Discussion of maintaining social ties in old age

27:30 Discussion of perceptions of retirement age

29:30 Discussion of pension plans in Canada and the United States

31:30 Discussion of a "Three Generations of Women" discussion group

34:30 Discussion of a study on elderly women who have not married

41:00 Discussion of findings from said study

47:00 Discussion of why women do not get married

49:00 Discussion of forms of employment for women who do not marry

52:30 Discussion of unmarried women's perception of men

55:00 Discussion of unmarried women's perception of marriage

57:30 Discussion of advice unmarried women would give to younger women

59:30 Discussion of common factors found in the elderly

01:01:00 Discussion of a visual essay pertaining to O'Brien's works

01:02:30 Discussion of what is unique about growing old on PEI

01:05:00 Discussion of the nomenclature surrounding the elderly

01:06:00 Discussion of what qualifies as success for the elderly

01:07:00 Conclusion of O'Brien's lecture, closing remarks from O'Grady