Reframing Aging

GSA's Reframing Aging initiative

The Gerontological Society of America's initiative to improve the public’s understanding of aging & counter ageism

COMPRENDIENDO EL EDADISMO (CONOCIDO COMO LA DISCRIMINACIÓN POR EDAD) Y EL COVID-19

COMPRENDIENDO EL EDADISMO (CONOCIDO COMO LA DISCRIMINACIÓN POR EDAD) Y EL COVID-19

A snappy 2-page handout from the Gerontological Society of America on ageism + COVID19; in Spanish

Ageism would suggest that only older people should worry about getting COVID-19. In fact, people of all ages can get COVID-19. Out of every 100 people in the United States who have COVID-19 4 are age 17 and under 40 are age 19–44 34 are age 45–64 10 are age 65–74 12 are 75 or older

Understanding Ageism & COVID-19

A snappy 2-page handout from the Gerontological Society of America

The Journals of Gerontology

Ageism Linked to Culture, Not Demographics: Evidence From an 8-Billion-Word Corpus Across 20 Countries

This exhaustive study addresses the cultural component of ageism & lays the groundwork for tackling it

The Gerontologist

The Impact of Aging Policy on Societal Age Stereotypes and Ageism

How policymakers can improve the unintended—& potentially damaging—consequences of aging policies on structural ageism

OK, Boomer Bashers: Beating Ageism Through Policy, Programs & Planning

A distinguished panel proposes a range of ways to address to entrenched ageism—& a policy roadmap for state governments