Cover of Learning to be old

Learning to be old

by Margaret Cruikshank

2003 244 pages eng

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 "gerastol…

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