After seventy, eye tests are compulsory for driving licence renewal. The book is every bit as good as the talk, well, really it's better as there is more of it, in much more depth and it is very accessible! Since that time, I have been recognized by the New York Times, National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism.Currently, I speak widely at venues that have included the TED Mainstage and the United Nations, blog at ThisChairRocks.com, and am the voice of Yo, Is This Ageist?. Reviews There are no reviews yet. Ashton is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and a TED mainstage speaker. Citing research and credible sources, she dismantles the stereotypes about older age, giving us a practical assessment of the good and the bad. HONORS & RECOGNITION. I don’t know that I’ve ever read a book that has rocked my worldview like this one. They were the same age. This is a worthwhile read but not quite as ground-breaking as I’d been led to believe. Apart from the privacy intrusion, the mystifying thing is that in this data protected, “fake” information obsessed age, there exists the notion that whatever else you fake, you would never fake your date of birth. It is not the aged per se who cause hospital costs to explode but rather those who are in the process of dying. Learning from these activists, she recommends the methods of gender – non-conforming people who reject the stereotypes based on sex assigned at birth. I kept starting and stopping this book and for the longest time I wasn't sure why. This is one of the most important books I have ever read. The other is child prodigy details: ageism also applies to the young, or should I say to those “without age.”. combined with her spirited suggestion that, "It's time for a Radical Aging movement, and for age pride" are excellent indications of the author's dynamic approach to what many of us are afraid of, namely aging and ultimately, death. Not at This Nursing Home, Another Possible Indignity of Age: Arrest, 56 of the Most Anticipated Young Adult Books of 2021. Ageism exists. It is both a well researched treatise on ageism and its consequences and engaging personal story of a journey to understand why and how ageism is so prevalent in our society. Follow their example, she says “when asked for your age, identify as age non-conforming”. The one "-ism" people rarely talk about. He told her "you are getting around and doing great for someone your age". In This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto against Ageism, Ashton Applewhite has created an informative and entertaining guide for living the second half of our lives with confidence and power. As an older (I'm 61), I found it wise and illuminating. I never thought to find the subject of aging interesting...until I opened this amusing and ultimately inspiring book. This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite. While I was familiar with the term ageism, and could vaguely give examples of ageism, this book helped to clarify the term and expound my understanding of how it affects every aspect of our lives. In This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto against Ageism, Ashton Applewhite has created an informative and entertaining guide for living the second half of our lives with confidence and power. 0:39. This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite has an overall rating of Rave based on 6 book reviews. Ashton Applewhite's recently published book, This Chair Rocks--A Manifesto against Ageism--beautifully describes why we should care and, almost as importantly, why we should combat ageism. Citing research and credible sources, she dismantles the stereotypes about older age, giving us a practical assessment of the good and the bad. Ashton has researched and thought about ageism and presented the facts, and her opinion, in a completely accessible way. It’s not having vaginas that makes life harder for women, it’s sexism. I had no idea how much ageism is built into our culture via work place inequities, entertainment, and casual bias towards olders. This is especially important given Applewhite's reach and appeal to wider (I would guess predominantly white) audiences. I try to remain up to speed on how to fight oppression in general, but ageism is definitely something I could stand to learn more about. Getting shamed for needing a wheelchair is ageism. As an older (I'm 61), I found it wise and illuminating. Applewhite puts into words what I see every day - a kind of discrimination that seems to get a pass. Your email address … I had extremely high hopes for Ashton Applewhite's "This Chair Rocks." Being on the younger side if the scale the odd dissonance of being young and glorified for my youth, but at the same time being dismissed as a "millennial" and all the negative connotations that implies, along with the pressure to have life together by a certain age is frustrating. There are many, many issues covered here - stuff I'd never even thought about. It shines a brilliant light on ageism, and it's clear that our society is riddled with it. One exception to the public pigeonholing of people according to age is the Obituary. A similar question gave rise to This Chair Rocks: “Why is our view of late life so unrelievedly grim when the lived reality is so different? Even though several of the chapters have sections about action against ageism (each entitled “Push Back”), the suggested actions are all on the individual level. This is a lively and provocative manifesto that explores and explodes the conventional wisdom about aging by delineating our culture's conscious and unconscious ageism. Our view is that young is better so teen years through 25 are supposed to be the best time of your life and for a long time I’ve been worried because I really didn’t enjoy this time of life because honestly it’s stressful? Her passion and focus are tackling ageism and its insidious penetration into the fabric of society. Ms. magazine called it “rocket fuel for launching new lives.” It landed me on Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum enemies list and an invite to join the board of the nascent Council on Contemporary Families, a group of distinguished family scholars.The catalyst for Cutting Loose was puzzlement: why was our notion of women’s lives after divorce (visualize depressed dame on barstool) so different from the happy and energized reality? The beginning chapters read more like a textbook--the author has researched the topic more thoroughly than I thought was even possible. In this lively, entertaining book, Applewhite mixes her personal experiences and opinions about growing old with an exploration of society’s attitudes about age, debunking myths and exposing ageism. Their age is incidental: strangely enough there is no fetishising of their youth as in this they are as powerful as presidents. I can forgive the cutesy journo style (makes it more accessible I guess), but I can only take so much of an author recounting her friends comments in a "very interesting thread" under her facebook status. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. For example, a friend of mine just got from the doctor. There is so much in this book that I loved and gave me hope that I know I will refer to it over again. I try to remain up to speed on how to fight oppression in general, but ageism is definitely something I could stand to learn more about. 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