Overview

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.

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Author:   Laura Clarke (School of Kinesiology, University of British Colombia) ,  Mineko Wada (Simon Fraser University) ,  Kim Sawchuk ,  Barbara Marshall
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
ISBN:  

9781447335962

ISBN 10:   1447335961
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   09 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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; What’s 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 men’s 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.

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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

“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

Author Information

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.

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