Can old age be given a public meaning?
Anti-ageism has done much to eliminate bias and stereotyping, but it has given us no positive vision of what old age might be. A shared interpretation of the physical and social realities of the elderly can enhance the lives of aging people and provide the foundations for public policy.
Callahan
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Hastings Center, Briarcliff Manor, NY.
D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D011287:Prejudice; D011640:Public Policy; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012935:Social Justice; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012945:Social Values; D013240:Stereotyping; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States; D028722:Virtues