Images of Ageing: Cultural Representations of Later Life

Featherstone, Mike; Hepworth, Mike

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511610714.036

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“…Within this setting it follows that our cultural understanding of older age and related potential physical and mental decline leading to unproductiveness and less efficient performance is negatively connoted and that youth is paid the highest tribute since it enables production and consumption at the same time. Although men are, without a doubt, judged less on the basis of their appearance and it might therefore be easier for them to avoid social exclusion, in my view and contrary to some scholars (Cruikshank 2013, Addison 2010, ageing is not a gender specific phenomenon (Arber, Davidson, and Ginn 2003, Featherstone and Wernick 1995, Hearn 1995. Neoliberal society is mainly controlled by young and effective men who represent, maintain and reproduce the current hegemonic masculinity ideal of patriarchal dominance (Griffin 2005).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 76%

“…In accordance with these dominant cultural narratives (Arber, Davidson, andGinn 2003, Featherstone andWernick 1995), the films communicate that the downside of wisdom and serenity is disillusionment, cynicism, resignation and loneliness.…”

Section: Declinementioning

confidence: 81%

“…Negative views of ageing are frequently based on the perception that physical and mental decline hinder older people's active participation in society. In other words, retirement reduces pensioners to being consumers, provided they are affluent enough (Featherstone and Wernick 1995). If physically, mentally or financially limited, older people are marginalized and viewed as a burden to society since they do not produce or consume an adequate amount of goods (Heron 2008).…”

Section: Productivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the antagonist Villain is once again like Monroe motivated solely by greed for money and power and characterised as bare of any morals or human traits. He is therefore an embodiment of a socio-economic system that values profit and productivity above everything else (Featherstone and Wernick 1995, Chomsky 1999, Harvey 2007). …”

Section: Strategies Of Resistancementioning

confidence: 99%

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Declining to Decline: Aged Tough Guys in 'The Expendables' and 'The Expendables 2'

Bühring

2017

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Old age is in western cultures under current neoliberal ideology increasingly linked to notions of decline, frailty and dependence as it is often equated with being unproductive and a burden to society. This case study is grounded in the belief that to change socio-cultural patterns one must first understand them. Consequently, this article aims to analyse the socio-cultural (re)production of narratives of ageing in general and of narratives of male ageing in particulara topic often neglected in academic debates of ageing. Mass media today hold an enormous influence on the development and maintenance of socio-cultural standards. As such, their products need to be taken seriously even if their content might seem superficial and frivolous. A critical analysis of commercially highly successful Hollywood action films The Expendables and The Expendables 2 will shed light on the cultural narratives of male ageing revealed in the two films and subsequently support a better understanding of the strategies used to transform narratives of decline commonly linked to ageing into stories of success and progress.

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Section: Declinementioning

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Section: Productivitymentioning

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Section: Strategies Of Resistancementioning

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Declining to Decline: Aged Tough Guys in 'The Expendables' and 'The Expendables 2'

Bühring

2017

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“…Ce phénomène se perçoit notamment à travers les images négatives associées à la vieillesse, telles que le déclin et la dépendance, mais aussi dans les images positives et la valorisation d'un vieillissement « réussi » et actif, qui agissent comme une injonction à lutter contre les manifestations du vieillissement et exclut les personnes ne pouvant se conformer à ces modèles (Katz, 2009 ; voir dans ce numéro l'article de Burns et al). Le corps joue souvent un rôle central dans les expériences de discrimination et de marginalisation reliées à l'âge (Ward et Holland, 2011 ;Featherstone, 1995) contribuant à en faire un des lieux fondamentaux où se joue et se construit l'expérience du vieillissement. de nombreux travaux ont par ailleurs montré que la progression du vieillissement est souvent évaluée par les individus à l'aune des changements corporels et de la détérioration des aptitudes physiques qu'ils ressentent (Balard, 2011 ;Hummel, 2011).…”

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L’expérience du vieillissement chez des femmes et des hommes vivant avec le VIH : un vécu à l’intersection du genre, de l’orientation sexuelle et du parcours relié au VIH

Wallach

2013

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Les personnes vivant avec le VIH sont considérées comme « âgées » dès l’âge de 50 ans en raison du vieillissement physique prématuré qu’elles subissent. Compte tenu de l’âgisme qui prévaut dans les sociétés occidentales, on peut se demander comment les personnes vivant avec le VIH de 50 ans et plus (PVVIH50+) perçoivent leur vieillissement physique. S’appuyant sur des entrevues réalisées avec 38 PVVIH50+, cet article se propose d’explorer leur expérience du vieillissement à travers trois dimensions, à savoir le vieillissement physique, le sentiment de vieillir et le rapport au vieillissement. L’analyse des données révèle que le vieillissement revêt à la fois un caractère négatif et positif pour les PVVIH50+. Si, comme la population générale, elles tentent de s’en distancier et peinent parfois à l’accepter, le parcours relié au VIH peut en revanche teinter le vieillissement d’une valeur positive, puisque vieillir signifie être encore en vie.Individuals living with HIV are considered “elderly” as early as age 50, due to the premature physical ageing they undergo. Given the widespread ageism in western societies, it can be wondered how people living with HIV aged 50 and over (PLHIV50+) perceive their own physical ageing. In this article, based on 38 in-depth interviews conducted with PLHIV50+, the experience of ageing will be explored through three dimensions, namely the physical ageing, the feeling of ageing, and the attitudes toward ageing. Data analysis shows that perceptions about ageing are both negative and positive among PLHIV50+. Indeed, as it is observed in the general population, PLHIV50+ try to distance themselves from age and have sometimes trouble accepting it, but their experience of HIV can however bring a positive value to age, as growing old means being still alive

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2007

Older People and Mental Health Nursing: A Handbook of Care

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Images of Ageing: Cultural Representations of Later Life

Cited by 73 publications

References 8 publications

Declining to Decline: Aged Tough Guys in 'The Expendables' and 'The Expendables 2'

Declining to Decline: Aged Tough Guys in 'The Expendables' and 'The Expendables 2'

L’expérience du vieillissement chez des femmes et des hommes vivant avec le VIH : un vécu à l’intersection du genre, de l’orientation sexuelle et du parcours relié au VIH

Older Individuals and Mental Health

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