This book investigates the emergence of a 'new ageing' and its realisation through the body. The work explores new forms of embodiment concerned with identity and care of the self, which have seen the body become a site for ageing differently - for ageing without becoming old.
This book investigates the emergence of a 'new ageing' and its realisation through the body. The work explores new forms of embodiment concerned with identity and care of the self, which have seen the body become a site for ageing differently - for ageing without becoming old.
Chris Gilleard is a visiting research fellow at University College London. Paul Higgs is professor of the sociology of ageing at University College London.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Chapter 1: Identity, Embodiment and the Somatic Turn in the Social Sciences Chapter 2: Corporeality, Embodiment and the ‘New Ageing’ Chapter 3: Gender, Ageing and Embodiment Chapter 4: Age and the Racialised Body Chapter 5: Disability, Ageing and Identity Chapter 6: Sexuality, Ageing and Identity Chapter 7: Sex and Ageing Chapter 8: Cosmetics, Clothing and Fashionable Ageing Chapter 9: Fitness, Exercise and the Ageing Body Chapter 10: Ageing and Aspirational Medicine Conclusions: Ageing, Forever Embodied References Index
Introduction Chapter 1: Identity, Embodiment and the Somatic Turn in the Social Sciences Chapter 2: Corporeality, Embodiment and the ‘New Ageing’ Chapter 3: Gender, Ageing and Embodiment Chapter 4: Age and the Racialised Body Chapter 5: Disability, Ageing and Identity Chapter 6: Sexuality, Ageing and Identity Chapter 7: Sex and Ageing Chapter 8: Cosmetics, Clothing and Fashionable Ageing Chapter 9: Fitness, Exercise and the Ageing Body Chapter 10: Ageing and Aspirational Medicine Conclusions: Ageing, Forever Embodied References Index
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