Counselling Older Adults

The baby boomers have come of age – the first cohort born in 1946 is now 65
years old. The pervasive themes in this book are mental resilience, the ethical mind
and life satisfaction. What factors influenced and determined the lives of 40 young
lads from a small Malaysian town who were from the same school in 1964? Their
experiences and life stories are juxtaposed with another group of baby boomers in
Singapore. This book is, in essence, a quantitative and qualitative study of their
collective experiences. There are many books on gerontology in the libraries and
bookshops, but they are all written from the British or American perspective. Ageing
Baby Boomers is written from an Asian perspective, viewed through the lens of time
by a doctor who has lived and worked on both sides of the Causeway. Professor Kua
Ee-Heok hopes it will ignite interest, like the yeast for the unleavened bread; its
effervescence will give rise to new ideas in addressing the most pressing issue of the
age – the ageing of the baby boomers.