Gerontophobia....who me?!

Gerontophobia (fear of ageing and dislike)
Propelled by postwar leisure and prosperity, the explosion of consumer culture, and research into a stage of life newly dubbed “adolescence”, youth culture emerged as a distinct twentieth-century phenomenon. As this “cult of youth” grew, gerontophobia gained traction. (from This Chair Rocks).
Theodore Roszak ( Making of an Elder Culture; 2009) also identified these events contributing to what has led us to where we are in our ageing mindset. There are many common threads that create the fibre of all ‘isms’ and therefore lessons to be learned hopefully.
I keep returning to my experiences with older adults and their sense of self. I hear and perceive negative and sometimes disdainful comments and reactions about how they look and feel. I have been compelled to try and understand the origins of these deep-rooted which are quite contrary to beauty I see….