This week, in Chapter 6 our authors- Donna Baines and Renate Ysseldyk look at aging as both a site of possibility and struggle, particularly in urban spaces. This chapter challenges the reader to think more critically about how cities, policies, and social care systems shape who gets to age well and who doesn’t.
The chapter reminds us that aging is not a single experience. Aging is intersectional and intersects with race, gender, class, disability, and migration status, shaping access to care, inclusion, and opportunity. These intersections expose the limits of traditional “age-friendly” approaches.
The authors argue that real age equity requires an intersectional lens, one that brings together identity and social location to better understand structural barriers. The chapter asks two key questions: What does an intersectional, age-friendly approach look like in practice? And how can critical reflection help drive more just, anti-oppressive change?
To read the full chapter and the rest of our book find it here on the Bristol University Press Digital webpage
Imagine Aging 
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