Ageing in Everyday Life - (Ageing in a Global Context) by Stephen Katz

About the Book

What does it mean to age in an ageist society? Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in older people's lives, this is a critical guide to inform thinking and planning our ageing futures.

Book Synopsis

Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in the lives of older people, this book maps together the often taken-for-granted aspects of what it means to age in an ageist society.

Part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, the two parts address the materialities and the embodiments of everyday life respectively. Topics covered include household possessions, public and private spaces, older drivers, media representations, dementia care, health-tracking, dress and sexuality. This focus on micro-sociological conditions allows us to rethink key questions which have shaped debates in the social aspects of ageing.

International contributions, including from the UK, USA, Sweden and Canada, provide a critical guide to inform thinking and planning our ageing futures.

Review Quotes

"...a vital contribution to the fields of gerontology and sociology, amongst others, as it reframes how we look at the everyday experience of ageing without reductionistic labels and lenses of health or activity. The chapters move beyond ageing materialities and embodiments, past surveillance and external markers of good embodiment - such as healthy or successful ageing. Including significant first-hand narratives keeps the older body heard and seen in the work." International Journal of Ageing and Later Life

"This book makes significant methodological and theoretical contribution to ageing research... a well-structured, engaging and easy read, and will be equally relevant for scholars in the disciplines of gerontology and contributing disciplines of sociology, kinesiology and public health, as well as policy makers geared towards later-life care and assistance..." Ageing and Society

About the Author

Stephen Katz is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Centre for Aging and Society at Trent University.