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Older Women and Everyday Talk about the Ageing Body

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: This discourse analytic study shows how 10 older women, who exercise regularly or attend the University of the Third Age, adjust to the ageing body in their ;everyday talk' through taking a dualist position. The part of the body which is discursively constructed as ageing becomes objectified through appealing to a wider cultural discourse of ageing as biological decline. This dualist position is embedded within a wider cultural discourse of personal agency. The individual's control of the ageing body is emphasized, the ability to monitor and manage ;ageing body parts' through exerting the ;active mind' and the ;busy body' in activities, or simply focusing on ;looking good'.

Source: Journal of Health Psychology

DOI: 10.1177/1359105307084316

Authors: Susan Paulson, Carla Willig

Institution: City, University of London

Language: English

Topic: Aging and Gerontology Research

Subfield: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650