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The Ages of Life. Living and Aging in Conflict?.
. Ed(S): Kriebernegg, Ulla; Maierhofer, Roberta
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Paperback. "Living and aging as a productive antagonism. Aging and growing older are processes which cannot be reduced to the chronology of years but which are shaped by the individual's interaction with the changing circumstances of life."--Publishers website Editor(s): Kriebernegg, Ulla; Maierhofer, Roberta. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSP31; VFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
The binary construction of »young« and »old«, which is based on a biogerontological model of aging as decline, can be redefined as the ambiguity of aging from a cultural studies perspective. This concept enables an analysis of the social functions of images of aging with the aim of providing a basis for interdisciplinary exchange on gerontological research. The articles in this publication conceive the relationship between living and aging as a productive antagonism which focuses on the interplay between continuity and change as a marker of life course identity: aging and growing older are processes which cannot be reduced to ... Read more
The binary construction of »young« and »old«, which is based on a biogerontological model of aging as decline, can be redefined as the ambiguity of aging from a cultural studies perspective. This concept enables an analysis of the social functions of images of aging with the aim of providing a basis for interdisciplinary exchange on gerontological research. The articles in this publication conceive the relationship between living and aging as a productive antagonism which focuses on the interplay between continuity and change as a marker of life course identity: aging and growing older are processes which cannot be reduced to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837622126
SKU
V9783837622126
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About . Ed(S): Kriebernegg, Ulla; Maierhofer, Roberta
Ulla Kriebernegg is the director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Aging and Care (CIRAC) and an associate professor of American Studies at Universität Graz in Austria. In her research and teaching she focuses on North American literary and cultural studies, aging and care studies, and health humanities. She has taught internationally and has won several teaching and research ... Read more
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