Stories of Ageing by Mike Hepworth
This work reflects the growing interest within gerontology in fictional representations of old age. It is about stories of ageing - full-length novels with central characters who are in the later part of life (50+) and experiencing the process of ageing as they move into old age. The book draws on symbolic interactionism for its main themes and centres around popular fiction that is widely read and easily available. Ranging from Agatha Christie through to Penelope Lively and Joanna Trollope, it shows how the novel can be a useful source of information about ways we all make sense of growing old. The aim of this work is to enthuse readers to compare their own interpretations of the stories with stories of others, and thus to relate fictions of ageing to their own experience and the work of social gerontologists.
Turner, Bryan S.: - Bryan S. Turner is Professor of Sociology in the Asian Research Institute (ARI) at the National University of Singapore. Previously he was Professor of Sociology in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge from 1998-2005. His research interests include globalization and religion, concentrating on such issues as religious conflict and the modern state, religious authority and electronic information, religious, consumerism and youth cultures, human rights and religion, the human body, medical change, and religious cosmologies. He is Joint Chief Editor of the journal Citizenship Studies and serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious journals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780335198542 |
| ISBN 10 | 0335198546 |
| Title | Stories of Ageing |
| Author | Mike Hepworth |
| Series | Rethinking Ageing |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Open University Press |
| Year published | 2000-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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