Bibliograph

Agewise, fighting the new ageism in America, Margaret Morganroth Gullette

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Agewise, fighting the new ageism in America, Margaret Morganroth Gullette

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-273) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Agewise

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

666235065

Responsibility statement

Margaret Morganroth Gullette

Sub title

fighting the new ageism in America

Table Of Contents

The new regimes of decline: A historical tsunami -- pt. 1. The hidden coercions of ageism. The eskimo on the ice floe: Is it aging or ageism that causes the pain? -- The mystery of Carolyn Heilbrun's suicide: Fear of aging, ageism, and the "duty to die" -- The oldest have borne most: Katrina and the politics of later life -- pt. 2. In the feminist country of later life. Hormone nostalgia: Estrogen, not menopause, is the public health menace -- Plastic wrap: Turning against cosmetic surgery -- Improving sexuality across the life course: Why sex for women is likely to get better with age -- pt. 3. Our best and longest-running story: Why is telling progress narrative so necessary, and so difficult? -- The daughters' club: Does Emma Woodhouse's father suffer from "dementia"? -- Overcoming the terror of forgetfulness: Why America's escalating dread of memory loss is dangerous to our human relations, our mental health, and public policy -- Elegies and romances of later life: Are there better ways to tell our saddest later-life stories? -- The next angels in America

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