[Aging in Québec : from one generation to another.]

Throughout the upcoming century, retirement will be different from what it is today on several points. It will be comprised of a proportionately larger population, of more autonomous women, of elderly people more educated and more sensitive to the issues of growing old. This, along with the fact that government will be in a weaker position tomorrow than it is today to manage the needs of the elderly (social and medical services), brings the author to suggest a new approach to the golden age. Instead of trying to adjust themselves to becoming old, the author emphasizes that individuals should take charge of their future as an elderly person. As well, the author recommends a theoretical approach based on a dynamic perspective of retirement ; focussing attention on a person's life experience rather than a point in time (passage from middle age to golden age) and, therefore, respecting their personal growth.