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Aging and the body — a review
Author(s)	Laura Hurd Clarke, Alexandra Korotchenko
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 30, no 3, September 2011
Pages	pp 495-510
Source	www.journals.cambridge.org/cjg
Keywords	Older men ; Older women ; Physical characteristics [elderly] ; Biological ageing ; Attitude ; Health [elderly] ; Sexual activity ; Literature reviews.
Annotation	The authors examine the existing sociocultural research and theory concerned with the ageing body. In particular, they review the body image and embodiment literature, and discuss what is known about how older people perceive and experience their ageing bodies. The authors analyse how body image is shaped by age, culture, ethnicity, gender, health status, sexual preferences and social class. Additionally, they critically elucidate the embodiment literature as it pertains to illness experiences, sexuality and everyday management of the ageing body, appearance work and embodied identity. By outlining the key findings, theoretical debates and substantive discrepancies within the body image and embodiment research and theory, they identify gaps in the literature and forecast future avenues of investigation. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-121102207 A
Classmark	BC: BD: BA: BH: DP: CC: BIU: 64A
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