Challenging Ageism: 5 Strategies to Shift your own Negative Attitudes

In his book, Issues in Aging, professor Mark Novak suggests that education about aging leads to a more positive view of later life….Novak believes that accepting aging as a normal part of life will help end ageism in the future. He refers to an “age-irrelevant society” that judges people by who they are and what they contribute, rather than their age. Each of us can play a role to produce a more balanced and positive view of aging.