2010
DOI: 10.1353/sof.0.0302
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"If I had lots of money... I'd have a body makeover:" Managing the Aging Body

Abstract: This article uses a feminist framework to explore embodied aging by analyzing indepth formal interviews with 57 men and women in their 60s, 70s and 80s. Emphasizing intersectionality, I focus on the interpretations and strategies these men and women use to make sense of their aging bodies. Their aging corporeal experiences allow me to examine ageist notions about aging and being old and to explore how this thinking, which valorizes youthfulness, shapes their aging experiences.

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“…Other managers reported defying age through active self-work and disciplining the body through exercise and keeping fit. Here the body is treated as an ongoing project for improvement (Bourdieu, 1984;Slevin, 2010). There is potential for a vicious cycle of disciplining the body and technologies of self-presentation (coloring greying hair, cosmetic surgery, regimes of vitamin tablets, and fitting attire) to remain an 'attractive' commodity for the labor market (Ainsworth and Hardy, 2008).…”
Section: Multiple Meanings Of Retirementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other managers reported defying age through active self-work and disciplining the body through exercise and keeping fit. Here the body is treated as an ongoing project for improvement (Bourdieu, 1984;Slevin, 2010). There is potential for a vicious cycle of disciplining the body and technologies of self-presentation (coloring greying hair, cosmetic surgery, regimes of vitamin tablets, and fitting attire) to remain an 'attractive' commodity for the labor market (Ainsworth and Hardy, 2008).…”
Section: Multiple Meanings Of Retirementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The life-course perspective refers to a multidisciplinary paradigm for the study of people's lives over time. The professional literature virtually ignores bodily aging to the point where research on this topic seems to be taboo, and when researchers do focus on aging bodies, the emphasis is on the loss of function, illness, and disease (Gullette, 1997;Slevin, 2010). In attempting to better understand women's experiences in relation to their aging bodies, contemporary researchers have incorporated a lifecourse perspective into their H study of body image.…”
Section: Interpersonal Processesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Z kolei, jak zauważa Kathleen F. Slevin (2010), kampanie walczące ze starością (anty-ageing) medykalizują proces starzenia się, nadając mu prawie status choroby, z którą należy walczyć i którą można uleczyć, jeśli poświęci się czas, energię, środki finansowe i odpowiednio zaangażuje się w ten proces, a w konsekwencji -zdyscyplinuje ciało po to, aby "starzeć się z godnością". Także Cesar Gonzalez (2009) zauważa, że starzeniu się coraz częściej przyznawany jest status choroby -stąd potrzeba "uzdrowienia" czy "naprawy".…”
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“…Także w sferze badań osoby starsze są często negowane (Slevin, 2010). Wśród badań nad ciałem i cielesnością na gruncie psychologii nadal dominują te, które dotyczą głównie osób młodych -w okresie dorastania oraz młodych dorosłych (Tiggemann, Slevec, 2012).…”
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