Summary:
Aging is both a biological and cultural process. Getting older in one culture can be very different than aging in another culture. What determines the aging characteristics of a culture? In this episode, Lee ponders on how we see and feel about our aging and how that influences our actual aging outcomes. He ends with an inspiring definition of “Silver Inspiration” who are role models that inspire a better view of aging in living their lives.
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Questions Explored In This Episode:
- How we feel about getting older
- How we come to feel as we do about aging
- Aging stereotypes that surround and influence us
- How we might encourage a more productive cultural view of aging.
References and Resources:
Research Articles
- Aging: Well-Being Improves As People Get Older, Despite Physical Or Cognitive Decline
- Major Issues in Cognitive Aging
- The aging brain: Why getting older just might be awesome
- Why Everything You Think About Aging May Be Wrong
- Ageism – Why Ageism Exists In American Culture
- Attitudes about aging affect longevity, study says
- What is So Good About Growing Old?
- Growing Old in America: Expectations vs. Reality
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