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020    9781250297259|q(paperback) 
020    9781250311481|q(hardcover) 
020    1250311489|q(hardcover) 
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050  4 HQ1061|b.A6225 2019 
100 1  Applewhite, Ashton,|eauthor. 
245 10 This chair rocks :|ba manifesto against ageism /|cAshton 
       Applewhite. 
264  1 New York :|bCeladon Books,|c2019. 
300    289 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Reprint. Originally published: [New York, New York?] : 
       Networked Books, [2016]. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-274) and 
       index. 
505 0  Where ageism comes from and what it does -- Our ages, 
       ourselves : identity -- Forget memory : the older brain --
       Health, not youth : the older body -- No expiration date :
       sex and intimacy -- Not done yet : the workplace -- Long 
       life is a team sport : the independence trap -- The bull 
       looks different : the end of life -- Occupy age! : beyond 
       ageism. 
520    "In our youth obsessed culture, we’re bombarded by media 
       images and messages about the despairs and declines of our
       later years. Beauty and pharmaceutical companies work 
       overtime to convince people to purchase products that will
       retain their youthful appearance and vitality. Wrinkles 
       are embarrassing. Gray hair should be colored and bald 
       heads covered with implants. Older minds and bodies are 
       too frail to keep up with the pace of the modern working 
       world and olders should just step aside for the new 
       generation.  Ashton Applewhite once held these beliefs too
       until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the
       damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This
       Chair Rocks traces her journey from apprehensive boomer to
       pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after 
       myth about late life. Explaining the roots of ageism in 
       history and how it divides and debases, Applewhite 
       examines how ageist 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 offers 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 of 
       bias. 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!"--Amazon.  
650  0 Older people|xSocial conditions. 
650  0 Self-realization in old age. 
650  0 Ageism. 
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