Cruikshank, Margaret <br/><br/>
Learning to be old  gender, culture, and aging /  [electronic resource] : 
Margaret Cruikshank 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Lanham, Md. :  Rowman & Littlefield,  c2009 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 253 p.) 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-241) and index 
<br/><br/>Cultural myths and aging -- Fear of an aging population -- Sickness and other social roles of old people -- Overmedicating old Americans -- Healthy physical aging -- The politics of healthy aging -- Gender, class, and ethnicity -- Ageism -- Prescribed busyness and its antidotes -- A feminist's view of gerontology and women's aging -- Conclusion: the paradoxes of aging 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access : Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780742565951 (electronic bk.) 0742565955 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aging--Psychological aspects<br/>Older people--United States