Social Perspectives on Death and Dying, 4th Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781773638072)

Jeanette Auger is a professor emeritus of sociology at Acadia University, where she taught full-time for more than forty years and still teaches two online courses. She has written or co-authored nine books, most in the field of gerontology/aging and queer studies. As well as her teaching and research experience, she has also worked in a variety of capacities as a community development researcher and volunteer, specifically in organizations which provide services and programs to older people and their important ones. She was one of the founders of the Valley Hospice Society and chaired the board of a multi-complex seniors facility in the Annapolis Valley. Her work is intended to assist older people and those who are dying because her philosophy is that we all study and try to assist in our own aging.
Kerstin Roger is a professor at the College of Community and Global Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba. Her social science research focuses on the family, caregiving, aging and end of life; global health and wellness across the lifespan, including abuse of older adults; and chronicity and interface with health care systems. Roger has been a principal Investigator on multisite nationally funded mixed methods and qualitative research (e.g., CIHR, PHAC, SSHRC, Movember, PrairieAction), as well as conducted federal, provincial and regionally funded research. She has worked on international collaborations, local not-for-profit community initiatives, and continues to co-author and engage graduate students in her research.