02589nam 2200661 a 450 991046294830332120200520144314.01-299-14002-51-4422-1366-3(CKB)2670000000333508(EBL)466814(SSID)ssj0000833544(PQKBManifestationID)12430504(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833544(PQKBWorkID)10936700(PQKB)11329971(MiAaPQ)EBC466814(Au-PeEL)EBL466814(CaPaEBR)ebr10655642(CaONFJC)MIL445252(OCoLC)301745284(EXLCZ)99267000000033350820121024d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLearning to be old[electronic resource] gender, culture, and aging /Margaret Cruikshank3rd ed.Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.c20131 online resource (297 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1365-5 1-4422-1364-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cultural myths and aging -- Fear of an aging population -- Sickness and other social roles of old people -- Overmedicating old Americans -- Healthy physical aging -- The politics of healthy aging -- Class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender -- Ageism -- Countercultural gerontology -- A feminist's view of gerontology and women's aging.<span><span>Margaret Cruikshank's </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Learning to Be Old </span><span>examines what it means to grow old in America today. The book questions social myths and fears about aging, sickness and the other social roles of the elderly, the over-medicalization of many older people, and ageism. </span></span>AgingPsychologyUnited StatesOlder peopleUnited StatesAgingUnited StatesSocial valuesUnited StatesSocial statusUnited StatesElectronic books.AgingPsychologyOlder peopleAgingSocial valuesSocial status305.26Cruikshank Margaret886989MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462948303321Learning to be old1980709UNINA