Fear ageism, not aging : How an ageist society is failing its elders
IDEAS producer Mary Lynk explores what is the purpose of a long life? Traditional cultures often place older people at the top of social hierarchy, but in modern Western societies there s been a profound loss of meaning and vital social roles for older adults. What happened? And what role can we reimagine for older people now?
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Posted: Apr 07, 2021 6:33 PM ET | Last Updated: April 7
In Canada, 81 per cent of all COVID deaths occurred in long-term care. Age critic and theorist Margaret Morganroth Gullette calls what happened eldercide. (Andrew Lee/CBC)
Margaret Morganroth Gulletteâs latest book,
Ending Ageism, or How Not to Shoot Old People, won a prize from the American Psychological Association for contributions to women and aging, and an award for independent scholars from the Modern Language Association. Her work in progress is
American Eldercide: How It Happened, How to Prevent It the Next Time.Browse Topics
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