{"product_id":"book-f6v4","title":"Ageism Unmasked","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if everything you thought you knew about aging was wrong?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis  bold account of the history and present-day realities of ageism by a  nationally recognized gerontologist and speaker uncovers ageism's roots,  impact, and how each of us can create a new reality of elderhood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgeism Unmasked\u003c\/i\u003e shifts the lens, enabling us to see that we tolerate, and sometimes  actively promote, attitudes and behaviors toward differently aged people  that we would reject and condemn if applied to any other group. It  peels back the layers to expose how cultural norms and unconscious  prejudices have seeped into our lives, silently shaping our treatment of  others based on their age and our own misconceptions about aging—and  about ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering an all-inclusive approach, Dr. Tracey Gendron\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereveals  the biases behind our false understanding of aging, sharing powerful  opportunities for personal growth along with strategies to help create  an anti-ageist society\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e•\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgeism Unmasked\u003c\/i\u003e will help readers let go of our desperate need to stay young… \u003c\/b\u003eexposing how we personally, systematically, structurally, and institutionally stigmatize being old. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e•\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgeism Unmasked\u003c\/i\u003e will help readers appreciate both the challenges and opportunities of how we all age… \u003c\/b\u003eshowing how ageism is prejudice towards \u003ci\u003eboth \u003c\/i\u003eyounger and older people. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e•\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgeism Unmasked\u003c\/i\u003e will help readers reset our expectations for getting old… \u003c\/b\u003eproviding  the tools to anticipate and experience elderhood as a time of renewed  meaning and purpose, empowering each of us to create our own definition  of successful aging. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgeism Unmasked\u003c\/i\u003e continues Dr. Gendron's transformative work inspiring people of all ages  to embrace aging as our universal and lifelong process of developing  over time — biologically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49325167903024,"sku":"BDf6v4","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/f6v4-cover.jpg?v=1761366177","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f6v4","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}