Ebook: Ageing, corporeality and embodiment
Author: Higgs Paul, Gilleard C. J.
- Tags: Aging Psychological aspects Identity Philosophical concept Nutritional Physical fitness for older people PSYCHOLOGY Developmental Adulthood SELF HELP
- Series: Key issues in modern sociology.
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Anthem Press
- Language: English
- pdf
This book investigates the emergence of a 'new ageing' and its realisation through the body. The work explores new forms of embodiment concerned with identity and care of the self, which have seen the body become a site for ageing differently - for ageing without becoming old.