Jeanette A. Auger

Acadia University

Jeanette A. Auger is a professor emeritus and adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology at Acadia University.

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  • Losing Me, While Losing You

    Caregivers Share Their Experiences of Supporting Friends and Family with Dementia

    By Jeanette A. Auger, Diane Tedford-Litle and Brenda Wallace-Allen  Foreword by Janice Keefe  Read by Vickie Papavs     September 2021

    This book provides narrative accounts based on interviews with caregivers of people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

  • Social Perspectives on Death and Dying, 3rd Edition

    By Jeanette A. Auger     August 2019

    This updated third edition takes us through the maze of issues, both social and personal, which surround death and dying in Canada. Topics include euthanasia and medically assisted death, palliative care and hospices, the high incidence of opioid deaths, the impact of cyber bullying in suicide deaths, the sociology of hiv/aids, funeral and burial practices, the high rates of suicide in Canada and dealing with grief and bereavement, among others.

  • From The Inside Looking Out, 2nd Edition

    Competing Ideas About Growing Old.

    By Jeanette A. Auger, Diane Tedford-Litle and Brenda Wallace-Allen     February 2018

    A unique examination of the differences between the lived experiences of older persons and those who claim to be “experts” on their lives, namely Gerontologists and other providers of care.

  • Under the Rainbow

    A Primer on Queer Issues in Canada

    By Jeanette A. Auger and Kate Krug     October 2013

    Under the Rainbow is a primer on the social and political history and the everyday practices and processes of living queer lives in Canada.

  • Passing Through

    End-of-Life Decisions for Lesbians and Gay Men

    By Jeanette A. Auger     January 2003

    In June 2001, Nova Scotia became the third province to pass legislation that permits same-sex couples to legally register their relationship in order to benefit from similar legal obligations as common-law heterosexual couples. Yet despite this new legislation’s aim to advance equal rights, end-of-life decisions for gays and lesbians remain difficult. Jeannette Auger examines how closeted relationships and the history of discrimination have led many partners to dismiss making decisions about end-of-life issues. This book outlines what partners need to consider to assert their legal rights when necessary.

  • From the Inside Looking Out

    Competing Ideas about Growing Old

    By Jeanette A. Auger and Diane Tedford-Litle     January 2002

    Written from the perspective of older persons, this book puts forth the notion that these voices are as important and as necessary as those of a gerontologist’s when documenting the aging experience. There are a number of contradictions between the “realities” of aging produced by professionals and the subjective experiences of older persons as they live their everyday lives. The authors began with collecting literature about aging and for aging populations. They then conducted a series of focus groups and used questionnaires in an attempt to supplement the published information. Personal stories provide depth to the contrast between what it means to grow older and what is really experienced. These stories are generously dispersed throughout the text and come from a number of different perspectives, including Black and Mi’k Maq communities.