a sociological examination of how we age and are aged through the life course Pickard, Susan creator author. text bibliography enk 2016 monographic eng

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ix, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Age Studies takes an invigorating approach to the study of age and ageing in contemporary society. Encompassing ageing throughout the life course, taking in childhood, adolescence, mid-life and older age, and situated explicitly within a sociological disciplinary framework. -- Chapter 1: Age Studies: What is it and why do we need it? -- Chapter Two: Class stratification and age -- Chapter Three: Gender Studies as a Paradigm for Age Studies -- Chapter Four: Constructing and deconstructing ages and stages of the life course -- Chapter Five: Identity and age -- Chapter Six: Age and Embodiment -- Chapter Seven: Sexuality through the life course -- Chapter Eight: Health, illness and normality through the life course -- Chapter Nine: Representing Ages and Stages -- Chapter Ten: Ages and Generations in interaction -- Chapter Eleven: Telling our own stories: Developing age consciousness and authentic age identities -- Chapter Twelve: Concluding Thoughts -- References. Susan Pickard. Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-280) and index. Aging Aging Social aspects Aging Research Aging QP86 PIC 9781446287378 (paperback) BTCTA 160212 20260617124452.0 eng