1.14 Just a Number
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My grandmother used to say getting older beats the alternative. She lived to be 87. She was independent and vibrant, mentally and physically, until the very end of her life. And yet culturally we have so many ideas about aging that make my grandmother's story seem anomalous. Is it?
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Articles and other items we references for this episode:
Attitudes about Aging_ A Global Perspective _ Pew Research Center, Jan 13, 2014
Discrimination and negative attitudes about ageing are bad for your health, Sept 28, 2016
Improving Attitudes Regarding the Elderly Population _ The Gerontologist _ Oxford Academic, Aug 2001
7 Cultures That Celebrate Aging And Respect Their Elders _ HuffPost, Feb 25, 2014
How Do Different Cultures Take Care of Seniors_, Oct 10, 2016
What it’s like to grow old, in different parts of the world _ TED Blog, Nov 25, 2013
Growing Old in Ancient Cultures _ Psychology Today, Mar 22, 2017
Communication, Aging, and Culture - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication, Sept 2017
Teenagers_ A 1944 Photo Essay on a New American Phenomenon _ Time.com, Sep 28, 2013
Why Young People Need To Look At Older People Differently, Jan 21, 2016
Ideas for Kids to Dress Up Like Old People
Hidden Brain: What Our Google Searches Reveal About Who We Really Are
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