Over the last decade, Cultural Gerontology has emerged as one of the most vibrant
elements of writing about age (Twigg, J., & Martin, W.(Eds.)(2015). The Routledge handbook …

In this article, we examine the existing sociocultural research and theory concerned with the
aging body. In particular, we review the body image and embodiment literatures and discuss …

Providing an integrated and thorough representation from current research and
contemporary society, Family Ties and Aging shows how pressing issues of our time—an …

Women tend to live longer than men, and thus typically have more interactions with the
healthcare system in old age than men do. Ageism and stereotypes of older people in …

The “new gerontology,” built on the concept of successful aging, sets forth the preconditions
for and the end product of the process of aging successfully. Focused on health and active …

The fact that men and women continue to receive unequal treatment at work is a point of
contention among politicians, the media, and scholars. Common explanations for this …

Successful aging, though controversial, is used as an overarching conceptual framework in
social gerontology. In this theory critique, the discourse of successful aging is identified as …

In this paper, we explore the relationships among self-esteem, age, class, and gender. We
ask whether relationships between self-esteem and gender are similar across age and class …

This article examines the reproduction of gendered workplace inequalities through in-depth
interviews with female-to-male transsexuals (FTMs). Many FTMs enter the workforce as …

There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster is the first critical scholarly book on the
catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. The disaster will go down in …