Gender, the complex of social relations and practices attached to biological sex, is one of the
most important socio-cultural factors influencing health and health-related behavior …

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 …

When Butler introduced the concept of ageism in 1969, it primarily aimed to highlight forms
of marginalization and discrimination that older people are exposed to. This was in line with …

Since the late 1980s, the concept of 'successful ageing'has set the frame for discourse about
contemporary ageing research. Through an analysis of the reception to John W. Rowe and …

This volume of original chapters is designed to bring attention to a neglected area of feminist
scholarship-aging. After several decades of feminist studies we are now well informed of the …

This article focuses on participants and researchers who actively tested a prototype–a robot
intended to enhance the health of elders. Specifically, this article analyses interactions …

Discourses on old age and ageing are framed in narrow and binary ways, either as a
decline narrative or through discourses of positive and successful ageing. The decline …

The gender paradox in mortality—where men die earlier than women despite having more
socioeconomic resources—may be partly explained by men's lower levels of preventive …

Today's elders are technogenarians; that is, science and technology are integrated into the
everyday life experience of old age (Joyce and Loe 2010). Science and technology are …

Ageism and age discrimination in the labour market have been topics of scholarly interest
since the early twentieth century. Today, in markedly different economic conditions, with …