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A Scoping Review of Research on the Arts, Aging, and the Quality of Life
via Gerontologist | Articles and Blog Posts
Artistic engagement has been identified as a promising way to improve older adults’ quality of life (QoL) and health. This has resulted in a growing, yet diverse, knowledge base. The purpose of this scoping review …
Aging in America: A Cultural History
Books and Chapters
By tracing the story of aging in the United States over the course of the last half century, Samuel vividly demonstrates the ways in which getting older tangibly contradicts the prevailing social values and attitudes …
Aging in Modern America
via New York Public LIbrary and American History TV/C-SPAN3 | Videos
Lawrence Samuel talked about American views of aging over the last 50 years, including a cultural shift in the 1960s away from revering elders toward embracing the youth culture. He is the author of Aging …
Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
Books and Chapters
In Blindspot, hidden biases are revealed through hands-on experience with the method that has revolutionized the way scientists are learning about the human mind and that gives us a glimpse into what lies within the …
Breaking the Age Code
Books and Chapters
About the Book: The often-surprising results of Levy’s science offer stunning revelations about the mind-body connection. She demonstrates that many health problems formerly considered to be entirely due to the aging process, such as memory …
Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Lynda Barry
via Design Matters | Audio and Podcasts
From the Design Observer site: “For nearly three decades, Ernie Pook’s Comeek could be found in alternative weekly newspapers across the country. With clear block lettering and kind of hairy, pimply drawings, Lynda Barry chronicled …
Frame Brief: Framing Strategies to Advance Aging and Address Ageism as Policy Issues
Research and Studies
This brief lays out an approach to changing public thinking about aging in America. The goal of the strategy summarized here is to increase public support for policies and practices that can be advanced to …
Gaining Momentum: A Frameworks Communications Toolkit
Toolkits
A collection of resources designed to help advocates reframe aging in America.
Global Campaign to Combat Ageism Toolkit
Toolkits
From the Overview: This toolkit was designed for the Global Campaign to Combat Ageism. It will equip you with the necessary resources to learn about ageism, initiate your own conversations about this important topic in …
Images of Old Age in Youtube: Destabilizing Stereotypes
via Continuum | Articles and Blog Posts
This article presents an analysis of the most viewed YouTube videos under the labels ‰Ű÷old age‰ŰŞ, ‰Ű÷older age‰ŰŞ and ‰Ű÷senior citizens‰ŰŞ. As powerful sources that transmit cultural information which either perpetuates or undermines cultural stereotypes …