Cultural Perspectives on Aging
Contributor(s)
Hülsen-Esch, Andrea (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
The societal significance of old age and ageing are increasing due to demographic developments. Age(ing) is not only a biological and social fact, but also a cultural one. This book reveals the importance of cultural factors in order to build a framework for analyzing and understanding cultural constructions of ageing, bringing together scholarly discourses from the arts and humanities as well as social, medical and psychological fields of study.
Keywords
Cultural gerontolgy; arts; ageing; dementiaISBN
9783110683042, 9783110682977, 9783110683110Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
http://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2021Imprint
De GruyterClassification
Literary studies: general
Society and Social Sciences
Cultural studies
Age groups and generations