Age embodied

Being Fred: big stories, small stories and the accomplishment of a positive ageing identity

“…They do not lie in the waiting for telling but are an active part of everyday interaction. Indeed, as part of what Laz (2003) would call him 'acting his age', Fred is seen to draw on a variety of narrative resources ranging from the media, friends and experiences of his physical body over time.…”

“…Importantly, this interactional and performative element of identity construction through the use of narrative, as various scholars have noted (e.g. Butler, 1990Butler, , 1993Connell, 1995;Holstein and Gubrium, 2004;Laz, 2003;Phoenix and Sparkes, 2008) is intricately connected to the social contexts within which it occurs. This would suggest that while shaped by broader social narratives, the cultural resources that people draw upon and utilise when describing their lives, and 'doing identity', is done so with some degree of reflexivity.…”

“…This would suggest that while shaped by broader social narratives, the cultural resources that people draw upon and utilise when describing their lives, and 'doing identity', is done so with some degree of reflexivity. Such issues relating to the social, embodied and performative aspects of storytelling have been explored by Laz (2003) in relation to the ageing process.…”

Aging bodies and desistance from crime: Insights from the life stories of offenders

“…According to Ulmer and Sreffensmeier (2014) if we want to understand the age effects of crime, 'we cannot ignore the human organism or his or her environment, physical or social ' (p. 394). In view of this, criminologists would also benefit from an engagement with the work of those social and critical gerontologists that have focused their attention on how the aging body in constructed, experienced, 29 performed and accomplished in everyday contexts and practices (e.g., see Fairclough, 2003;Gullette, 2004;Laz, 2003;Tulle, 2008;Twigg, 2004). This is particularly so with regard to the work of Katz (2011) and his thoughts on embodied aging as a perspective that locates aging bodies in the nexus between physical, biographical, and cultural realms.…”

Queera livslopp : Att leva och åldras som lhbtq-person i en heteronormativ värld

“…Det vill säga att vi ständigt iscensätter kronologisk ålder genom hur vi klär oss, uppträder eller agerar i olika sociala kontexter (Laz, 2003). Ålder uppträder inte heller i ett vakuum utan får betydelse i relation till andra maktordningar som kön, sexualitet, klass, ras, etnicitet, funktionalitet etc.…”