Ageing in Everyday Life: Materialities and Embodiments

Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in the lives of older people, this book maps together the often taken-for-granted aspects of what it means to age in an ageist society.

Part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, the two parts address the materialities and the embodiments of everyday life respectively. Topics covered include household possessions, public and private spaces, older drivers, media representations, dementia care, health-tracking, dress and sexuality. This focus on micro-sociological conditions allows us to rethink key questions which have shaped debates in the social aspects of ageing.

International contributions, including from the UK, USA, Sweden and Canada, provide a critical guide to inform thinking and planning our ageing futures.

Author: Laura Hurd Clarke
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 07/01/2018
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781447335917

About the Author
Stephen Katz is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Centre for Aging and Society at Trent University.