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Ages of Life : Living and Aging in Conflict?.
The binary construction of »young± and »old±, which is based on a biogerontological model of aging as decline, can be redefined as the ambiguity of aging from a cultural studies perspective. This concept enables an analysis of the social functions of images of aging with the aim of providing a basis...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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transcript Verlag,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The binary construction of »young± and »old±, which is based on a biogerontological model of aging as decline, can be redefined as the ambiguity of aging from a cultural studies perspective. This concept enables an analysis of the social functions of images of aging with the aim of providing a basis for interdisciplinary exchange on gerontological research. The articles in this publication conceive the relationship between living and aging as a productive antagonism which focuses on the interplay between continuity and change as a marker of life course identity: aging and growing older are pro. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 1306997887 9781306997881 3839422124 9783839422120 |