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OverviewThis ground-breaking book presents a study of ageing as it is affecting the baby boom generation. Taking a widely interdisciplinary approach, it brings together insights from culture, history, gerontology, demographics and more to paint a vivid picture of how this cohort has faced aging and its physical, mental, emotional, and social effects. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Naomi Woodspring (University of the West of England)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Policy Press ISBN: 9781447346623ISBN 10: 1447346629 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 11 April 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: the curiosity of ageing body, time, and identity; Kaleidoscopic Sixties; The appearance of time; On time; Body and identity; The past and present converge; The future ; Chiasm, the intersection of time, embodiment, and identity; Time will tell.ReviewsAn important study of the 'baby boomer' generation, drawing upon an impressive body of scholarship. The study explores some fascinating links between the experiences of this cohort in the 1960s and the shaping of attitudes and identity in later life. Chris Phillipson, University of Manchester The Baby Boomers revolutionized being young. As time catches up with them they are destined to change what it means to grow older. Woodspring's study gives us a fascinating perspective on what that might look like. Jan Baars, University for Humanistic Studies, The Netherlands Baby Boomers' variegated dimensions assure its potential, as the cohort comes face to face with advanced ageing and dying, to transform interpersonal relations and societal structures. Naomi Woodspring, a Boomer herself, rethinks the meanings and contexts of time and embodiment in later years. Baby Boomers offered me fresh perspectives. W. Andrew Achenbaum, University of Houston Author InformationDr Naomi Woodspring completed her PhD in 2014 and is now a Research Fellow, University of the West of England as part of the Bristol Ageing Better project. Prior to returning to university as a late life learner, she had her own consulting firm providing sustainable solutions to organisational and community challenges. She also worked as a psychotherapist in a wide variety of settings from managing a community prison project to Native American communities. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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