TY - BOOK ID - 33057291 TI - Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism AU - Ayalon, Liat AU - Ayalon, Liat. AU - Tesch-Römer, Clemens. PY - 2018 SN - 3319738194 3319738208 PB - Cham Springer Nature DB - UniCat KW - Social sciences. KW - Geriatrics. KW - Aging. KW - Social Sciences. KW - Geriatrics/Gerontology. KW - Age KW - Ageing KW - Senescence KW - Developmental biology KW - Gerontology KW - Longevity KW - Age factors in disease KW - Medicine KW - Older people KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Human sciences KW - Sciences, Social KW - Social science KW - Social studies KW - Civilization KW - Physiological effect KW - Diseases KW - Health and hygiene KW - Aging KW - Research. KW - Older adults outnumbering children KW - Gerontology/geriatrics KW - Aging world population KW - The study of ageism KW - Ageism is the most prevalent form of discrimination UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:33057291 AB - This open access book provides a comprehensive European perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geography, design, engineering, policy and media studies. The contributors have collaborated to produce a truly stimulating and educating book on ageism which brings a clear overview of the state of the art in the field. The book serves as a catalyst to generate research, policy and public interest in the field of ageism and to reconstruct the image of old age and will be of interest to researchers and students in gerontology and geriatrics. This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. ER -