This collection critically examines twenty-first century representations of ageing, focusing on images/imagery/discourses found in various media as well as individuals' own experiences and self-presentations of ageing and identity, drawing on new innovative, qualitative empirical data. The contributors represent a range of disciplinary areas but all are concerned with how ageing is currently understood, experienced, represented and talked about. The contexts in which these issues are debated inc

First Author: Ylanne, Virpi

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Bibliographic Information

Type: Book Chapter

Book Title: Representing Ageing: Images and Identities (2012)

ISBN: 9780230272590