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Product Identifiers
PublisherBristol University Press
ISBN-101447333020
ISBN-139781447333029
eBay Product ID (ePID)17038370034
Product Key Features
Number of Pages264 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameIntersections of Ageing, Gender and Sexualities : Multidisciplinary International Perspectives
Publication Year2019
SubjectGerontology, Gender Studies, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies
TypeTextbook
AuthorJulie Fish
Subject AreaSocial Science
SeriesAgeing in a Global Context Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight19.6 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.6 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
ReviewsA fresh, stimulating and contemporary approach to conceptualizing and responding to theories, research, policies and practices on ageing, gender and sexuality. This unrivalled global collection provides essential intersectional and multidisciplinary perspectives that challenge us all.
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentForeword ~ Sara Arber; Introduction: intersections of ageing, gender and sexualities ~ Andrew King, Kathryn Almack and Rebecca L. Jones; PART 1: Theoretical interpolations; Part Introduction; On the intersection of age, gender and sexualities in research on ageing ~ Toni Calasanti; The queer subject of 'getting on' ~ Yvette Taylor; Transgender ageing: community resistance and well-being in the life course ~ Vanessa Fabbre and Anna Siverskog; PART 2: Representations; Part Introduction; Endogenous misery: menopause in medicine, literature and culture ~ Elizabeth Barry Representations of female ageing and sexuality: Penelope Lively's Moon Tiger, Angela Carter's Wise Children and Doris Lessing's 'The grandmothers' ~ Maricel Oró Piqueras; 'Last-minute mothers': the construction of age and midlife motherhood in Denmark and Israel ~ Kinneret Lahad and Karen Hvidtfeldt Madsen; PART 3: Dis/empowerments; Part Introduction; All change please: education, mobility and habitus dislocation ~ Jill Wilkens; Insider or outsider? Issues of power and habitus during life history interviews with menopausal Iranian women ~ Elham Amini; Sexual expression and sexual practices in long-term residential facilities for older people ~ Feliciano Villar; Sexual and gender diversity, ageing and elder care in South Africa: voices and realities ~ Finn Reygan and Jamil Khan; PART 4: Health and well-being; Part Introduction ; Health and well-being of lesbians, gay men and bisexual people in later life: examining the commonalities and differences from quantitative research ~ Mark Hughes; Questioning the sexy oldie: masculinity, age and sexuality in the Viagra era ~ Raffaella Ferrero Camoletto; Intersecting identities of age, gender and sexual orientation in gay and bisexual men's narratives of prostate cancer ~ Julie Fish.
SynopsisWith an increasingly diverse ageing population, we need to expand our understanding of how social divisions intersect to affect outcomes in later life. This edited collection examines ageing, gender, and sexualities from multidisciplinary and geographically diverse perspectives and looks at how these factors combine with other social divisions to affect experiences of ageing. It draws on theory and empirical data to provide both conceptual knowledge and clear 'real-world' illustrations. The book includes section introductions to guide the reader through the debates and ideas and a glossary offering clear definitions of key terms and concepts., Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. With an increasingly diverse ageing population, we need to expand our understanding of how social divisions intersect to affect outcomes in later life. This edited collection examines ageing, gender, and sexualities from multidisciplinary and geographically diverse perspectives and looks at how these factors combine with other social divisions to affect experiences of ageing. It draws on theory and empirical data to provide both conceptual knowledge and clear 'real-world' illustrations. The book includes section introductions to guide the reader through the debates and ideas and a glossary offering clear definitions of key terms and concepts., With an increasingly diverse aging population, the need to understand how social divisions affect later life has never been greater. This edited collection examines aging, gender, and sexualities from geographically diverse perspectives and looks at how these factors combine with other social divisions to affect experiences of aging. The editors draw on both theory and empirical data to provide a cogent mix of conceptual knowledge and real world illustrations.
