Bicurean

My grandmother used to say getting older beats the alternative. She lived to be 87. She was independent and vibrant, mentally and physically, until the very end of her life. And yet culturally we have so many ideas about aging that make my grandmother's story seem anomalous. Is it?Transcript available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS6UY1EtpADgTpW4koZC7tVHwoMehiQacvDhqmsTH5TJIbWrYOYeak28KG74bl0q78iCEOrWJSmh1Cu/pubArticles and other items we references for this episode:Attitudes about Aging_ A Global Perspective _ Pew Research Center, Jan 13, 2014Discrimination and negative attitudes about ageing are bad for your health, Sept 28, 2016Improving Attitudes Regarding the Elderly Population _ The Gerontologist _ Oxford Academic, Aug 2001Thinking Differently About Aging_ Changing Attitudes Through the Humanities _ The Gerontologist _ Oxford Academic, Aug 2015American Attitudes Toward the Elderly, from Life in the USA_ The Complete Guide for Immigrants and Americans7 Cultures That Celebrate Aging A