EPISODE · Aug 23, 2020 · 32 MIN
Gray Matters--key insights on aging and Living Well, Ellyn Lem PhD
from Inspirational Women
Ellyn Lem PhD is a Professor of English and Gender Studies at UW-Milwaukee-Waukesha. One of her courses is 'Women in Popular Culture'. She is the author of a new book: Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life. Dr. Lem's research for Gray Matters involved a survey of over 200 persons over age 65, some with further phone conversations. It combines cultural texts, gerontology research, and observations from older adults that gives us all a fuller picture of the struggles and pleasures of aging and avoids over-simplified representations of the process as all negative or positive.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Ellyn Lem PhD is a Professor of English and Gender Studies at UW-Milwaukee-Waukesha. One of her courses is 'Women in Popular Culture'. She is the author of a new book: Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life. Dr. Lem's research for Gray Matters involved a survey of over 200 persons over age 65, some with further phone conversations. It combines cultural texts, gerontology research, and observations from older adults that gives us all a fuller picture of the struggles and pleasures of aging and avoids over-simplified representations of the process as all negative or positive. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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