Bibliograph

This chair rocks, a manifesto against ageism, Ashton Applewhite

Type

Label

This chair rocks, a manifesto against ageism, Ashton Applewhite

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-274) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

This chair rocks

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1036104833

Responsibility statement

Ashton Applewhite

Sub title

a manifesto against ageism

Summary

In our youth obsessed culture, we're bombarded by media images and messages about the despairs and declines of our later years. Applewhite traces her own journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myths about late life. Explaining the roots of ageism in history and how it divides and debases, Applewhite examines how ageist stereotypes cripple the way our brains and bodies function. She believes it's time to create a world of age equality by making discrimination on the basis of age as unacceptable as any other kind of bias. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Where ageism comes from and what it does -- Our ages, ourselves : identity -- Forget memory : the older brain -- Health, not youth : the older body -- No expiration date : sex and intimacy -- Not done yet : the workplace -- Long life is a team sport : the independence trap -- The bull looks different : the end of life -- Occupy age! : beyond ageism

Target audience

adult

Classification