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The paradox of impossible beauty
— body changes and beauty practices in aging women | | Author(s) | Enguerran Macia, Priscilla Duboz, Dominque Cheve |
| Journal title | Journal of Women and Aging, vol 27, no 2, April-June 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April-June 2015 |
| Pages | pp 174-187 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Physical characteristics [elderly] ; Biological ageing ; Attitude ; Methodology ; France. |
| Annotation | The aim of this article is to describe and understand the experience of aesthetic body changes in women between 65 and 75 years old. To approach the issue, 29 in-depth interviews were conducted in Marseille in 2011. Following a brief review of contemporary Western aesthetics, the authors examine the marks of time women perceive as stigmatising, and analyse beauty practices that aim to conceal or repair them. The last part of this article is devoted to the experience of the aesthetic body, and in particular show how ageing can paradoxically have a beneficial effect on some women. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150619212 A |
| Classmark | BD: BA: BH: DP: 3D: 765 |
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