Title: Learning to be old
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.
Subjects: Aging, Older people, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Aging, Aging, psychological aspects, Older people, psychology, Women, Psychology, Social Values, Prejudice, Attitude to Health
Places: United States