Ageism

There’s no dispute that the US population, as well as the global population, is aging. In the US, our median population age is now 37.9, whereas in 1970 it was 28.1. And in parts of the country- for example, New England, the Midwest, and Appalachia- younger people have left and the…

We’d like to believe we don’t care- it’s what’s inside that matters. But frankly, few of us can pass a mirror without wondering what’s happened to our previously youthful looks, and what can be done to stop or at least minimize the natural aging of our faces. And if you’ve come…

As our society grows older, the nature of the typical career arc is beginning to change. Few people now spend their entire careers at one position. Many of us now have two or even three careers over the span of our working lives. These changes are not without tension, however,…

Going to the movies is often an escape- a chance to step out of your own life briefly and see the world from another vantage point. But if movies depict the lives of senior citizens as unpleasant or humiliating, what message does that send, to young and old alike? In…