Aged by culture / Margaret Morganroth Gullette.
| Author/creator | Gullette, Margaret Morganroth |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2004. |
| Description | 267 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one: Cultural urgencies -- Trapped in the new time machines -- True secrets of being aged by culture -- "The Xers" versus "the boomers" : a contrived war -- Perilous parenting : the deaths of children and the fear of aging-into-the-midlife -- The high costs of middle-ageism -- Part two: Theorizing age resistantly -- What is age studies? -- Age identity revisited -- From life storytelling to age autobiography -- Acting age on stage : age-appropriate casting, the default body, and valuing the property of having an age -- Age studies as cultural studies : beyond slice-of-life. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-248) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003012640 |
| ISBN | 0226310612 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226310620 (pbk : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1061 .G863 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |