Aging bodies : images and everyday experience / edited by Christopher A. Faircloth.

Other author Faircloth, Christopher A., 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoWalnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, ©2003.
Descriptionvi, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Part 1: Images -- Visual representations of late life / by Bill Bytheway -- The dead body and organ transplantation / by Betina Freidin -- The female aging body through film / by Elizabeth W. Markson -- Images versus experience of the aging body / by Peter Öberg -- Part 2: Everyday experience -- The body and bathing : help with personal care at home / by Julie Twigg -- The homosexual body in lesbian and gay elders' narratives / by Dana Rosenfeld -- The everyday visibility of the aging body / by Jaber F. Gubrium and James A. Holstein.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2002154536
ISBN075910235X (hc : acid-free)
ISBN0759102368 (pb : acid-free)