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in the Human Condition category. The award recognized his work in advancing the rights and needs of the nation's aging citizenry and enhancing the quality of life for elderly Americans.
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Wilkinson J and Ferraro K, Thirty Years of Ageism Research. In Nelson T (ed). Ageism: Stereotyping and Prejudice Against Older Persons. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002
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as well as other awards such as the Lienhard Medal of the Institute of Medicine and a Hall of Fame Award from the American Society of Aging.
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Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge.
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and how these approaches can change the way the disease is viewed by society.
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In 1982, he founded the Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development at the
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Obituary, "Doctor who Worked to Change Perceptions of Ageing and the Aged"
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Aging and Mental Health: Positive Psychosocial and Biomedical Approaches
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Butler was the founder, chief executive officer, and president of the
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The Longevity Prescription: The 8 Proven Keys to a Long, Healthy Life
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Interview with Dr. Robert Butler on Baby Boomers and Creative Aging
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of healthy community-residing older persons, conducted at the
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Butler, R. N. (1969). "Age-ism: Another form of bigotry".
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in 1976. A 2003 paperback edition is currently available (
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Butler was a principal investigator of one of the first
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Robert Butler (Virginia politician)

New York, New York
Columbia University
BA
MD
Pulitzer Prize
Gerontology
psychiatry
physician
gerontologist
psychiatrist
National Institute on Aging
dementias
Vineland, New Jersey
medical school
ageism
Columbia College of Columbia University
Columbia Daily Spectator
Philolexian Society
interdisciplinary
longitudinal studies
National Institute of Mental Health
senility
aging
disease
ageism
seniors
sexism
racism

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