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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: We hold biases toward aging, and ending them begins by first changing our language.
Chapter 3: Life after sixty can be truly wonderful; the challenge is being perceived as old.
Chapter 4: Older people need relationships and purpose, needs institutions fail to provide.
Chapter 5: Medications impact older people differently than adults.
Chapter 6: Old age is often regarded as a disease with inevitable, universal symptoms.
Chapter 7: Treating each symptom with medication can cause drug-induced complications, particularly among many older adult patients.
Chapter 8: Many resources older people need aren’t covered or reimbursed by insurance at all.
Description
Elderhood (2019) is an exploration of aging in America. Mixing personal anecdotes with sociological insights, author Louise Aronson illuminates what it means to grow old in a society fixated on youth, speed and efficiency. By challenging our stereotypes about old age, we can start paving the path to a better elderhood.
Who Should Listen
- Children with aging parents
- Students considering the field of geriatrics
- The elderly and the aging