This open access book provides a comprehensive European perspective on the concept of ageism
its origins the manifestation and consequences of ageism as well as ways to respond to and
research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20
countries and a variety of disciplines including psychology sociology gerontology
geriatrics pharmacology law geography design engineering policy and media studies. The
contributors have collaborated to produce a truly stimulating and educating book on ageism
which brings a clear overview of the state of the art in the field. The book serves as a
catalyst to generate research policy and public interest in the field of ageism and to
reconstruct the image of old age and will be of interest to researchers and students in
gerontology and geriatrics. This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
