Read this Inside Philanthropy article to learn how historian James Chappel joined us at the Grantmakers in Aging Annual Conference in Long Beach to explore how the language of aging has shaped — and reshaped — policy in America. Drawing from his book Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age, Chappel shows how shifting terms and narratives about aging have been intentionally used to influence public beliefs, priorities, and policy outcomes.
