Background Increasing physical activity in older adults remains a key public health priority in
countries with a high burden of non-communicable disease, yet current interventions have …

Social media is a useful tool for connecting with family, friends and others while physically
distancing and self-isolating due to COVID-19. Simultaneously, it is being used for purposes …

Building on the rich array of literatures that explore women's ageing and employment, we
conduct a comprehensive review of research on middle‐and older‐age women and work …

Since the introduction of the term “ageism” in the literature by Butler (1969), the number of
studies documenting the process of systematic stereotyping and discrimination against …

A brave book with a polemical argument on the paradoxes, struggles and advantages of
aging. How old am I? Don't ask, don't tell. As the baby boomers approach their sixth or …

When Butler introduced the concept of ageism in 1969, it primarily aimed to highlight forms
of marginalization and discrimination that older people are exposed to. This was in line with …

Winner of the 2022 Textbook & Academic Authors Association′ s The McGuffey Longevity
Award Aging: Concepts and Controversies is structured to encourage a style of teaching and …

Margaret Cruikshank's Learning to Be Old examines what it means to grow old in America
today. The book questions social myths and fears about aging, sickness, and the other …

Let's face it: almost everyone fears growing older. We worry about losing our looks, our
health, our jobs, our self-esteem—and being supplanted in work and love by younger …

Whilst representations of old age and older people in traditional media have been well
documented, examinations of such representations within social media discourse are still …