Cultural gerontology / edited by Lars Andersson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Andersson, Lars.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gerontology.

Ageism.

Culture.

Physical Description:

x, 232 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Auburn House, 2002.

Summary:

Many disparate academic, political, and social issues fall under the umbrella of "cultural gerontology, " and this volume brings them together and challenges mainstream gerontology.

Contents:

1 Time to Pay Back? Is There Something for Psychology and Sociology in Gerontology? / Svein Olav Daatland 1

2 Utilization Patterns of Gerontology and the Dynamics of Knowledge Production / Hans-Joachim von Kondratowitz 13

3 On the Possibilities of Spirituality and Religious Humanism in Gerontology or Reflections of One Aging American Cultural Historian / Thomas R. Cole 25

4 Ageism and Globalization: Citizenship and Social Rights in Transnational Settings / Chris Phillipson 45

5 Positioning Gerontology in an Ageist World / Bill Bytheway 59

6 Involvement in Social Organizations in Later Life: Variations by Gender and Class / Sara Arber, Kim Perren, Kate Davidson 77

7 The Secret World of Subcultural Aging: What Unites and What Divides? / Andrew Blaikie 95

8 Political Mobilization and Political Identity among Swedish Pensioners 1938-1945 / David Gaunt 111

9 The Making of Older Immigrants in Sweden: Identification, Categorization, and Discrimination / Owe Ronstrom 129

10 Women Aging and Body Talk / Chris Gilleard 139

11 Body Memories of Aging Women / Marja Saarenheimo 161

12 The Bodywork of Care / Julia Twigg 173

13 Going Concerns and Their Bodies / Jaber F. Gubrium, James A. Holstein 191

14 Dis-Membered Bodies

Re-Membered Selves: The Discourse of the Institutionalized Old / Haim Hazan 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0865693277

OCLC:

49226092