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Stories of contemporary aging
— an analysis of "lived" citizenship in later life | | Author(s) | Isabelle Marchand |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 61, no 5, July 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July 2018 |
| Pages | pp 472-491 |
| Source | http://wwwtandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Activities of older people ; Participation ; Social contacts ; Citizenship. |
| Annotation | The new political economy of ageing portrays 'active citizenship' among older people as a key challenge for the years to come. As a policy framework, Active Aging ranks high on the agendas of most supranational bodies. Informed by discourse analysis and a narrative approach, this article focused firstly on older women's everyday 'active' practices, their meaning and purpose and secondly, their day-to-day practical citizenship and social engagement experiences. A typology consisting of four figures of 'lived' citizenship is proposed. Social contribution in later age is expressed through various types of engagement identified through these citizenship figures. The figures support older women's social anchoring and sustain their feeling of belonging to the community. However the figures outlined also reveal tensions, produced by relations of power between 'dominant citizenship' and 'relational citizenship', pertaining to social relations and to caring for the other. In the latter case, the coupling of action between the choice of action and social engagements in later age is more limited, due to social and health inequalities as well as lack of opportunities throughout the life course. Finally, in order to guarantee the right to age with dignity, the study suggests a change of orientation in ageing policies. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180629211 A |
| Classmark | BD: G: TMB: TOA: IKC |
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