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| The absent body - a social gerontological paradox | | Author(s) | Peter Öberg |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 16, part 6, November 1996 |
| Pages | pp 701-719 |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Personality ; Methodology ; Theory ; Finland. |
| Annotation | This article calls attention to a social gerontological paradox, that the body has been 'silent' and 'invisible' in social gerontological research, despite the fact that in our culture ageing is both experienced and presented visually through the body. This absence of the body is explained by a dualism, the hierarchical opposition between body and soul (self), in which the body is subordinated. This dualism has permeated society, our everyday experiences and the (gerontological) science; and is also present as a 'rule' in biographical narrative, and is exemplified by the concept of 'the ageless self'. The article illustrates the consequences of dualism for our understanding of ageing, based on biographical interviews with older Finnish people. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970221027 A |
| Classmark | BG: DB: DK: 3D: 4D: 76L |
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