Learning to Be Old

Today, we have a life expectancy that earlier eras could not have dreamed of. An aging population is the hallmark of a successful society. How is it, then, that we consider one of the greatest achievements of society to be a disaster? This talk argues that the beliefs underlying ageism, based on the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deborah K. van den Hoonaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-10-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406918810556