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Successful aging and its discontents

Successful aging and its discontents. Marty Martinson, DrPH Assistant Professor Dept. of Health Education. Successful aging and its discontents. Successful aging as a distinction (Rowe & Kahn, 1987): Distinction between pathologic aging, normal aging, and successful aging.

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Successful aging and its discontents

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  1. Successful aging and its discontents Marty Martinson, DrPH Assistant Professor Dept. of Health Education

  2. Successful aging and its discontents Successful aging as a distinction (Rowe & Kahn, 1987): Distinction between pathologic aging, normal aging, and successful aging Successful aging defined(Rowe & Kahn, 1997): Avoidance of disease and disability High physical and cognitive function Engagement with life Successful aging critiqued(Riley, 1999) The model is “seriously incomplete.”

  3. Summary of Critiques Add and Stir (n=16) Hard Hitting Critiques (n=14) • Individualism • Ageism and ableism • Neoliberal and conservative contexts • Dangerous influences, applications, and internalizations • Alternative approaches for social justice • SCRAP IT • A prevalence problem • Need additional criteria • EXPAND IT Missing Voices (n=30) New Frames and Names (n=7) • Unrealistic portrayal • Contributes to internalized ageism and ableism • Need more holistic ideals for individual aging • REFRAME IT • Compare and contrast • Lacks cultural relevance and variability • PERSONALIZE IT

  4. Why are holding on to a such a problematic concept? What’s the problem? • Unrealistic • Successful vs. unsuccessful • Incompatible with diverse understandings of life and aging • Destructive Where do we go from here? “The growth of an intellectually rich social gerontology depends on the continued willingness to foster greater interactions between empirical research, interpretation, critical evaluation, and reflexive knowledge.” (Cole, 1995) • Funding • Neoliberal and cultural contexts

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