Learning to be Old: Gender, Culture, and Aging

Learning to be Old: Gender, Culture, and Aging
ISBN-10
0847698491
ISBN-13
9780847698493
Series
Learning to be Old
Category
Social Science
Pages
244
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Margaret Cruikshank

Description

Describes beliefs, customs, and traditions surrounding aging in America and suggests that awareness of these social construcitons can help women resist their negative impact. After critiquing cultural myths, ageism, the politics of aging, and mainstream gerontology, she proposes a feminist "gerastology" in which older women "including minorities and lesbians) interview their peers as part of the research agenda.

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