Shame and the Aging Woman: Confronting and Resisting Ageism in Contemporary Women's Writings
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This book brings together the research findings of contemporary feminist age studies scholars, shame theorists, and feminist gerontologists in order to unfurl the affective dynamics of gendered ageism. In her analysis of what she calls "embodied shame," J. Brooks Bouson describes older women's shame about the visible signs of aging and the health and appearance of their bodies as they undergo the normal processes of bodily aging. Examining both fictional...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:3319811029
ISBN13:9783319811024
Release Date:April 2018
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:212 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"
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