Ageism and Age

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 42-47

  Maxey, L ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Adultism; Ageism; Childhood; Discrimination; Intersectional; Life course; Older people; Performativity; Relationality; Sustainability; Younger people; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960669836     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00918-4     Document Type: Chapter

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13. Ward C. Child in the City 1978, Architectural Press, London.
14. A project working with youth and adults to empower and foster learning around age-based issues and their intersection with other lines of oppression. http://www.youthonboard.org.
15. A web-based project setup by Mike A. Males, author of several books on younger people and adultism. The project aims to debunk myths and stereotypes about youth and provide balanced information. http://youthfacts.org.
16. An example of an academic research institution which empowers younger people to engage in advanced research projects. http://childrens-research-centre.open.ac.uk.
17. Children, Youth, Environments is an academic, online journal available to all. http://www.colorado.edu.
18. Example of a project approaching age in a relational and intersectional way, using art to bring people of diverse ages and backgrounds together. http://www.magicme.co.uk.
19. Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Working Group of the RGS-IBG exists to explore current and future research, teaching, and practice in this field. http://www.gcyf.org.uk.
20. Participatory Geographies Research Group of the RGS-IBG. Participatory research has been integral to the development of children's geographies and can play a significant role in developing relational geographies of age. http://www.pygywg.org.
21. The English language page of the WHO's website on its various aging programs. http://www.who.int.
22. The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. http://www.iagg.com.br.
23. Website of an Economic and Social Research Council Seminar Series on Time-Space and Life-Course. This 2-year project demonstrates the growing interest in relational geographies of age and will provide a resource for those interested in life course geographies beyond the life of the project. http://time-space-life-course.ncl.ac.uk.
24. Website run by Common Action, an youth empowerment organization. http://www.freechild.org.