Taking Ageism Seriously

Taking Ageism SeriouslyTaking Ageism SeriouslyTaking Ageism Seriously

Taking Ageism Seriously

Taking Ageism SeriouslyTaking Ageism SeriouslyTaking Ageism Seriously
  • Home
  • Ageism Topics
  • Reducing Ageism
    • About Reducing Ageism
    • Education about Aging
    • Programs & Interventions
    • Videos About Ageism
  • Teaching Resources
    • About Teaching Resources
    • Activities/Assignments
    • Courses/Workshops
    • Videos About Ageism
  • More
    • Home
    • Ageism Topics
    • Reducing Ageism
      • About Reducing Ageism
      • Education about Aging
      • Programs & Interventions
      • Videos About Ageism
    • Teaching Resources
      • About Teaching Resources
      • Activities/Assignments
      • Courses/Workshops
      • Videos About Ageism
  • Home
  • Ageism Topics
  • Reducing Ageism
    • About Reducing Ageism
    • Education about Aging
    • Programs & Interventions
    • Videos About Ageism
  • Teaching Resources
    • About Teaching Resources
    • Activities/Assignments
    • Courses/Workshops
    • Videos About Ageism

What is Ageism?

Books on Ageism

*Please note that this is a preliminary list of books on ageism.


  • Applewhite, A. (2016). This chair rocks: A manifesto against ageism. New York: Celadon Books.
  • Ayalon, L. & Tesch-Roemer, C. (Eds.) (2018). Contemporary perspectives on ageism. Berlin, Germany: Springer.
  • Barrow, G.M., & Smith, P.A. (1979). Aging, Ageism, and Society. West Publishing Company: St. Paul: Minnesota.
  • Bytheway, B. (1994). Ageism. Buckingham. UK: Open University Press.
  • Butler, Robert N. (1975). Why survive? Being old in American. Harper & Row.   
  • Erber, J.T., & Szuchman, L.T. (2015). Great Myths of Aging. Wiley Blackwell.
  • Falk, U. & Falk, G. (1997). Ageism, the aged, and aging in America: On being old in an alienated society. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
  • Levin, J., & Levin, W.C. (1982). Ageism: Prejudice and Discrimination against the Elderly. Wadsworth Publishing Company: Belmont, California.
  • Nelson, T. D. (Ed.) (2002). Ageism: Stereotyping and prejudice against older persons: Cambridge, MA, US: The MIT Press.
  • Nelson, T. D. (Ed.) (2017). Ageism: Stereotyping and prejudice against older persons: Second Edition. Cambridge, MA, US: The MIT Press.
  • Palmore, E. (1989). Ageism: Negative and positive. New York: Springer.  
  • Palmore, E. (1999). Ageism: Negative and positive. Second edition. New York: Springer.  
  • Palmore, E. B., Branch, L., & Harris, D. K. (Eds. 2005). Encyclopedia of ageism. Binghamton, NY, US: Haworth Pastoral Press.
  • In 2019, there was a Special Section on Ageism (Section Editor, Sheri Levy). in Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging.
  • Apriceno M., Levy S. (2019). Racism and Ageism. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_601-1.
  • Apriceno M., Monahan C., Levy S. (2019). Antiaging Movement in the Mass Media. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_591-1.
  • Apriceno M., Scott S. (2019). Ageism in the Family. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_588-1.
  • Bayl-Smith P. (2019). Age Discrimination in the Workplace. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_582-1.
  • Bergman Y.S. (2019). Children’s Attitudes Toward Aging and Older Adulthood. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_594-1.
  • Chasteen A.L., Bergstrom V.N.Z., Schiralli J.E., Le Forestier J.M. (2019). Age Stereotypes. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_584-1.
  • Cherry K.E., Erwin M.J. (2019). Self-Reported Ageism. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_602-1.
  • Chonody J.M. (2019). Anxiety About Aging. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_592-1.


  • Chrisler J.C. (2019). Sexism and Ageism. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_603-1.
  • de São José J.M.S. (2019). Ageism in Healthcare. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_587-1.
  • Gendron T. (2019). Career Choices and Ageism. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_593-1.
  • Jönson H., Taghizadeh Larsson A. (2019). Ableism and Ageism. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_581-1.
  • Lamont R.A., Swift H.J., Abrams D. (2019). Age-Based Stereotype Threat. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_585-1.
  • Levy B.R. (2020). Stereotype Embodiment Theory. In: Gu D., Dupre M.E. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_604-1.
  • Levy S.R., Apriceno M. (2019). Reducing Ageism. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_589-1.
  • Levy S.R., Lytle A. (2019). Intergenerational Programs on Anti-Ageism. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_598-1.
  • Levy S.R., Macdonald J.L. (2019). History of Ageism. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_597-1.
  • Lytle A. (2019). Heterosexism and Ageism. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_596-1.
  • Lytle A., Macdonald J. (2019). Leadership, Politics, and Ageism. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_600-1.
  • North M.S. (2019). Intergenerational Resource Tensions. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_599-1.
  • Ramírez L., Palacios-Espinosa X. (2019). Age Segregation. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_583-1.
  • Richmond L., Scott S., Levy S.R. (2019). SuperAgers and Ageism. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_590-1.
  • Swift H.J., Abrams D., Lamont R.A. (2019). Ageism Around the World. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_586-1.
  • Zhang Z., Choi S. (2019). Older Adults Abuse and Neglect. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_595-1.

Source: Pexels-Pixabay (Image #159866)


Copyright © 2023 Sheri R. Levy - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by GoDaddy

  • Accessibility
  • Permissions and Privacy
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsors
  • Provide Feedback

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

Accept