J Twigg, W Martin - The Gerontologist, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Over the last decade, Cultural Gerontology has emerged as one of the most vibrant elements of writing about age (Twigg, J., & Martin, W.(Eds.)(2015). The Routledge handbook …
With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the …
The question 'what is citizenship?'is not an easy one to answer in any definitive way. This is partly because it incorporates a number of different elements, reflecting two major political …
Quality of life is the subject of much research. However it lacks an agreed theoretical basis. In studies with older populations (ill) health has been used as a proxy measure for quality of …
This first truly comprehensive interdisciplinary, international critique of theory and practice in lifelong learning as it relates to later life is an absolute tour de force. Alexandra Withnall …
What happens to punks, clubbers, goths, riot grrls, soulies, break-dancers and queer scene participants as they become older? For decades, research on spectacular'youth cultures' …
C Gilleard, P Higgs - Aging & mental health, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This article looks at the “fourth age” as a manifestation of the fragmentation of “old age”. We argue that the fourth age emerges from the institutionalization of the infirmities of old age set …
A Joshi, JC Dencker, G Franz… - … of management review, 2010 - journals.aom.org
Generational phenomena underlie several complex organizational challenges. Yet many fundamental questions regarding what generations mean and what the implications of …
J Twigg - Journal of aging studies, 2004 - Elsevier
Drawing on insights from feminist gerontology, the article discusses the ways in which body, gender, and age intersect, arguing for the importance of recognizing the centrality of the …