This book maps the often taken-for-granted aspects of what it means to age in an ageist society, applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in the lives of older people. Part of Bristol University Presss Ageing in a Global Context series, this edited volume address a range of topics, including household possessions, public and private spaces, older drivers, media representations, dementia care, health-tracking, dress, and sexuality. This focus on micro-sociological conditions allows us to rethink key questions which have shaped debates in the social aspects of ageing. International contributions from the UK, US, Sweden and Canada provide a critical guide to inform thinking and planning our ageing futures.
Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in the lives of older people, this book maps together the often taken-for-granted aspects of what it means to age in an ageist society.Part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, the two parts address the materialities and the embodiments of everyday life respectively. Topics covered include household possessions, public and private spaces, older drivers, media representations, dementia care, health-tracking, dress and sexuality. This focus on micro-sociological conditions allows us to rethink key questions which have shaped debates in the social aspects of ageing.International contributions, including from the UK, USA, Sweden and Canada, provide a critical guide to inform thinking and planning our ageing futures.
What does it mean to age in an ageist society? Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in older peoples lives, this is a critical guide to inform thinking and planning our ageing futures.
Recenzijas
This pathbreaking book changes our understandings of contemporary ageing by providing innovative, theoretically-rich analyses of everyday life, meanings and material culture. Dr Sara Arber, Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender, University of Surrey
Introduction ~ Stephen Katz;
Part I: Materialities;
Things and possessions ~ David J. Ekerdt;
Reinventing the nursing home: metaphors that design care ~ Susan Braedley;
The ever-breaking wave of everyday life: animating ageing movement-space ~
Gavin J. Andrews and Amanda M. Grenier;
Whats exotic about The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel? Cinema, everyday life and
the materialization of ageing ~ Sally Chivers;
Between ageing and ageism: portrayals of online dating in later life in
Canadian print media ~ Julia Rozanova, Mineko Wada and Laura Hurd Clarke;
Part II: Embodiments;
Closer to touch: sexuality, embodiment and masculinity in older mens lives ~
Linn J. Sandberg;
Ageing bodies, driving and change: exploring older body-driver fit in the
high-tech automobile ~ Jessica Gish, Amanda M. Grenier, and Brenda Vrkljan;
Dancing with dementia: citizenship, embodiment, and everyday life in the
context of long-term care ~ Pia Kontos and Alisa Grigorovich;
Why clothes matter: the role of dress in the everyday lives of older people ~
Julia Twigg;
Our Fitbits, our (ageing) selves: wearables, self-tracking and ageing
embodiment ~ Barbara L. Marshall;
Afterword. Relational entanglements: ageing, materialities and embodiments ~
Kim Sawchuk.
Stephen Katz is Professor (Emeritus) of Sociology and Distinguished Research Award recipient at Trent University in Peterborough, Canada. He is author of books Disciplining Old Age (1996) and Cultural Aging (2005) and publications on ageing bodies, technologies, critical gerontology, biopolitics, sexuality, and cognitive impairment.
