How Long to Read Learning to be Old

How Long Does it Take to Read Learning to be Old?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 5 minutes to read Learning to be Old by Margaret Cruikshank

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This work examines what it means to grow old in America today. The book questions social myths and fears about aging, sickness, and the other social roles of the elderly, the over medicalization of many older people, and ageism. Here the author proposes alternatives to the ways aging is usually understood in both popular culture and mainstream gerontology. She does not propose the ideas of "successful aging" or "productive aging," but more the idea of "learning" how to age. Featuring new research and analysis, the third edition of this text demonstrates, more thoroughly than the previous editions, that aging is socially constructed. The book focuses on the differences in aging for women and men, as well as for people in different socioeconomic groups. The author is able to put aging in a broad context that not only focuses on how aging affects women but men, as well. Key updates in the third edition include changes in the health care system, changes in how long older Americans are working especially given the impact of the recession, and new material on the brain and mind-body interconnections. The author challenges conventional ideas about aging, and brings forth some new ideas surrounding aging in America today.

How long is Learning to be Old?

Learning to be Old by Margaret Cruikshank is 297 pages long, and a total of 76,329 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Learning to be Old Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 57 minutes to read Learning to be Old aloud.

What Reading Level is Learning to be Old?

Learning to be Old is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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