Embodied Modernities: Corporeality, Repr
β Fran Martin, Larissa Heinrich
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2006
π English
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Ageing, corporeality and embodiment
β Scribed by Higgs, Paul; Gilleard, C. J.
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 228
- Series
- Key issues in modern sociology.
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
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.
β¦ Table of Contents
Introduction --
Identity, embodiment and the somatic turn in the social sciences --
Corporeality, embodiment and the "new ageing" --
Gender, ageing and embodiment --
Age and the racialised body --
Disability, ageing and identity --
Sexuality, ageing and identity --
Sex and ageing --
Cosmetics, clothing and fashionable ageing --
Fitness, exercise and the ageing body --
Ageing and aspirational medicine --
Conclusions ageing, forever embodied --
References --
Index.
β¦ Subjects
Aging Psychological aspects Identity Philosophical concept Nutritional Physical fitness for older people PSYCHOLOGY Developmental Adulthood SELF HELP
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