This Chair Rocks by Ashton Applewhite

This Chair Rocks by Ashton Applewhite

From childhood on, we're barraged by messages that it's sad to be old. That wrinkles are embarrassing, and old people useless. Author and activist Ashton Applewhite believed them too--until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces Applewhite's journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life. The book explains the roots of ageism--in history and in our own age denial--and how it divides and debases, examines how ageist myths and 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 olders as burdens to society, describes what an all-age-friendly world would look like, and concludes with 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. 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

Applewhite, Ashton: - Author and activist ASHTON APPLEWHITE has been recognized by the New York Times, the New Yorker, National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. She blogs at This Chair Rocks, speaks widely at venues that have ranged from the TED mainstage to the United Nations around the world, has written for Harper's, and Playboy, and the New York Times, and is the voice of Yo, Is This Ageist? In 2016, she joined the PBS site Next Avenue's annual list of 50 Influencers in Aging as their Influencer of the Year. In 2015 she was included in Salt magazine's list of the world's 100 inspiring women who are committed to social change. At the beginning of her career, she was an Editorial Assistant at St. Martin's Press.

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ISBN 13	9780996934701
ISBN 10	0996934707
Title	This Chair Rocks
Author	Ashton Applewhite
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Networked Books, Inc.
Year published	2016-02-10
Number of pages	288
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