Gilleard, C. J.

Ageing, corporeality and embodiment [electronic resource] / Chris Gilleard and Paul Higgs. - New York : Anthem Press, 2013. - xiii, 212 p. : ill. - Key issues in modern sociology .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


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Aging--Psychological aspects.
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Aging--Nutritional aspects.
Physical fitness for older people.


Electronic books.

BF724.55.A35 / G55 2013eb

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