Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. vii, 296 pages; 23 cm

Summary

1. From childhood on, we're barraged by messages that it's sad to be old. That wrinkles are embarrassing, and old people useless. Author and activist Ashton Applewhite believed them too until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces Applewhite's journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life. The book explains the roots of ageism in history and in our own age denial and how it divides and debases, examines how ageist myths and stereotypes cripple the way our brains and bodies function, looks at ageism in the workplace and the bedroom, exposes the cost of the all-American myth of independence, critiques the portrayal of elders as burdens to society, describes what an all-age-friendly world would look like, and concludes with a rousing call to action. It's time to create a world of age equality by making discrimination on the basis of age as unacceptable as any other kind. Whether you're older or hoping to get there, this book will shake you by the shoulders, cheer you up, make you mad, and change the way you see the rest of your life. Age pride!

Alternative title

1. Manifesto against ageism

Subject

1. Self-realization in old age
2. Ageism

Call number

1. JFE 18-2843

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Applewhite, Ashton, author.

Title

1. This chair rocks : a manifesto against ageism / Ashton Applewhite.

Publisher

1. [New York] : Networked Books, 2017.

Copyright date

1. ©2016

Edition

1. Revised edition.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

LCCN

1. 2015918594

ISBN

1. 9780996934701
2. 0996934707

Research call number

1. JFE 18-2843