Ageing, Corporeality and Embodiment

by Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard

Book Overview

'Ageing, Corporeality and Embodiment' argues that both ageing as a unitary social process and agedness as a distinct social location have become fragmented. The book concentrates on the emergence of a 'new ageing' mediated in part through the processes of 'embodiment'.

The first section provides the main theoretical context for the book, with the first chapter outlining the new 'sociology of the body' and the second outlining the emergence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783083379
• ISBN13: 9781783083374
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"