Considers whether modern medical technology has introduced profound changes into processes of aging and dying. Anthropological literature and author research in New Guinea suggest that aging and dying are cultural constructs, as likely to be complex phenomena in simple societies as in modern ones. (NRB)

In a series of three papers, I examined the identity-development of three Chinese women teachers as they moved back and forth between Eastern and Western cultures and languages amid the rapidly changing events of the last four decades. I use a river metaphor to explore three phases in the cross-cultural lives of these women: in the first paper,…

Compares and contrasts value orientations of personal independence and collectivism in the United States and Canada and examines their relationship to concept of quality of life in aging. Explores implications of the analysis for expanding understanding of importance of value dimensions in comparative gerontology, and suggests ways of integrating…

Attempts to delineate recurrent problems between counselors and Canadian-Native clients. Notes that attitude and value differences exist between Natives and Non-Natives. Suggests that counselors need to show flexibility and understanding of inter-ethnic issues. (Author/ABB)

This yearbook presents a series of articles on Canadian multicultural issues. In the first article, "Panem et Circenses? Ten Years of Multicultural Policy in Canada," Werner Stephan examines criticisms of Canadian multicultural policy and suggests the country has not found a satisfactory answer to what multiculturalism is or should be,…