Ending Ageism, or How Not to Shoot Old People

by Margaret Morganroth Gullette

Book Overview

Winner of the MLA Prize for Independent Scholars and the APA's Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging

When the term "ageism" was coined in 1969, many problems of exclusion seemed resolved by government programs like Social Security and Medicare. As people live longer lives, today's great demotions of older people cut deeper into their self-worth and human relations, beyond the reach of law or public policy. In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813589282
• ISBN13: 9780813589282
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher