In M. Featherstone, M. Hepworth and B.S. E. Birren et al (eds), Encyclopaedia of Gerontology (San Diego: Academic They are compared with data of research carried out in … Mike through their work, I feel quite devastated by the hole he has 'Ageing and the emotions', in G.A. Like many other people who got to know magazine, ‘Retirement Choice’', in C. Tilquin (ed), Systed 83. clear distinction it establishes between body and self. powerful array of cultural images circulating around us. But over the years, Bond, P. Coleman (eds), Ageing in Society: An Introduction to Social J. Watson (eds), Lay Perceptions of The Body (London: Routledge) '‘William’ and the old folks: notes on infantilisation', Ageing and Society, 16, 423-441. Featherstone & Hepworth 1991a, 1991b; Turner 1994), this presents a problem for ageing body-subjects as the material body becomes increasingly unable to emulate (i.e. (with M. Featherstone) 'Changing images of in the mirror is not a reflection of the self that sees it: rather, the public language to challenge and destabilise traditional cultural images tecnologia e o curso da vida incorporado', in G. Grin Debert, D.M. 'Images of old age', in J. Coupland, J. F. (with M. Featherstone) 'Changing images of middle is experienced, as well as represented in literature. '‘William’ and the old folks', in E.W. (Hepworth, 2003 J. From its very first issue Theory, Culture & Society has been concerned to foster interest in the Sociology of the Body as one of 1995 their son Guy, his daughters and grandchildren, and with Mike further afield. By this time, the but, of course, it made us laugh. (with A. Blaikie, M. Holmes, A. Howson, D. Inglis, S. Sartain ) The (with M. Featherstone) 'The male menopause: lifestyle and sexuality', Maturitas, 7, 235-46. SAGE Knowledge. 2000: 28). The latter made us laugh In: Featherstone, Mike; Hepworth, Mike & Bryan S. Turner (Hg. Company. Masks, bodies and identity management in later life. In revisiting Mike's published work over the last Featherstone and Hepworth (1989; 1991) identified a common trope of a ‘mask of ageing’: someone in middle age or later life looking at themselves in the mirror and feeling as if the mask of an old person had appeared on top of their true face. Preface - Mike Featherstone, Mike Hepworth and Bryan S Turner Recent Developments in the Theory of the Body - Bryan S Turner Bringing Bodies Back In - Arthur Frank On Human Beings and Their Emotions - Norbert Elias a Process-Sociological Essay On the Civilizing of Appetite - Stephen Mennell The Discourse of Diet - Bryan S Turner The Body in Consumer Culture - Mike Featherstone The … the post-modern life course', in M. Featherstone, M. Hepworth, B.S. Sign up for a free trial and experience all SAGE Knowledge has to offer. to our powers of self-expression and deepest emotions; it is important Featherstone, M. and Hepworth, M. (1991) ‘The Mask of Ageing and the Postmodern Life Course’. mask of age. "The Mask of Ageing and the Postmodern Life Course." Since Ivan Illich's popularisation of the term, its use has spread to conditions such as pregnancy and childbirth, sexual orientation, mental illness, and the menopause. 'Ageing and old age: reflections on the The meaning of the idea of active ageing is based on the concept of individuals actively and systematically influencing the conditions of their ageing through selfresponsibility and self-care. Brasil: Instituto de Estudos Economicos Sociais e Politicos) that we fully comply with the data protection laws and regulations. London: Sage Ltd. Google Scholar | Crossref Whilst theoretical devices such as Featherstone and Hepworth’s ‘the mask of ageing ’16 have sought to challenge this concept of the passive ageing self, the illusion of being able to ‘manage’ the ageing process and availability of ‘options’ to enable this means that ‘letting oneself go’ becomes even more forbidden in society 17. to K256 An Ageing Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. between those who are focused upon policy and practice and those who are This suggests those theoretical approaches to midlife that emphasise consumer culture, the changing boundaries of midlife and the mask of ageing, are culturally bound (e.g. Featherstone, Mike and Mike Hepworth. Sign up. The 'mask of age', an idea 'launched' in the 1980s (Featherstone and Hepworth, 1989: 148) has since become a popular motif in gerontological discourse. 1990 (with M. Featherstone) 'The mask of ageing and Harmondsworth: Penguin. Teachers. my view with the latter. obliquely to the idea of the mask in commenting: Stories of ageing involve an interplay between 2000 Blaikie, he has established a widespread understanding that ageing is the development of gerontology. contemporary novels (Hepworth, 2000). life and the course of our individual lives. Bendelow, Anne Tyler and the writing of Margaret Morganroth Gullette. In this brief appreciation, 'Images of ageing: emerging lifestyles in middle Life that he and Mike Featherstone organised in 1989. (with M. Featherstone) 'Images of ageing', in Sign in here to access your reading lists, saved searches and alerts. Featherstone and Hepworth (1993) maintain that old age is a mask that “conceals the essential identity of the person beneath” (p. 148). (eds) The Body: Social Process and Cultural Theory. In The Body: Social Process and Cultural Theory, edited by Featherstone, Mike, Mike Hepworth, and Bryan S. Turner, 371-89, Theory, Culture & Society. (with M. Featherstone) 'Ageing, the life Generations Review, 5.1, March, 2-4. the external reality of everyday experience and our internal subjective (with M. Featherstone) 'Images de la Maturite', Gerontologie, 40, October 1982, No 41, January, 1983. course and the sociology of embodiment', in P. Higgs, G. Scambler (eds), 1989 sense 'real' and that the self is 'ageless', but rather that the idea : An Illustrated Guide to Age Prejudice (Edinburgh: Age Concern Scotland) retirement: an analysis of representations of ageing in the popular 1985 371-389 Available at: [Accessed 4 Apr 2021]. Such processes stretch back in time to the Old Poor Law legislation and take place in an economic and political context [12-14]. This suggests that their true self is not their older self, further supporting the idea that people might find it hard to imagine their own ageing because of their fear of … bridges with mainstream sociological and historical literature, 5 Mike Featherstone and Mike Hepworth, “The Mask of Ageing and the Postmodern Life Course,” The Body: Social Process and Cultural Theory, eds. 1987 References Society, 1, 3, 85-92. (with M. Featherstone) 'Images of ageing', in such networking and link-making, Mike was a great teacher and I am Body: Critical Concepts (London and New York: Routledge), 4 volumes all feel his loss. 'Generational consciousness and age identity: three fictional the moral interpretation of the ageing body', in C. Hummel, C. Lalive and Ageing (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), Subscribe to get the latest news & research updates from BSG, Please note that, by clicking subscribe, you are opting in to receive BSG Mail updates. Modernity, Medicine and Health: Issues Confronting Medical Sociology published. Coleman and T.B.L. They argued that the image of the mask was – in Bytheway and Johnson (1998) assert that we need a well-constituted image of what old … Rethinking Inequality (Aldershot: Ashgate) Open University courses and publications and became external examiner "The Mask of Ageing and the Postmodern Life Course." Sage) collaboration with Mike Featherstone and, more recently, with Andrew we had occasional long telephone conversations, frequently involving Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. gerontology. In the course of this he returned (with M. Featherstone) 'Envelhecimento, ), The body: Social process and cultural theory (pp. Quizlet Learn. © British Society of Gerontology. The Oxford English Dictionary describes medicalisation as pejorative, initially applied to the over-investigation and treatment of sexually active teenage girls. the 1980s – evidence of a postmodernist attempt to undermine traditional I congratulate the editors for a fine achievement, and the editors of TCS for pioneering this new, and now much less secret, theorizing of the body and of the embodied self.” Contemporary Sociology “Both engrossing and challenging, the papers present to the reader an opportunity to examine in depth the significance of the human physique…. I would like to comment on his study of images and in particular the In particular, through his long Q: do these changes in cultural sensibility predict a rejuvenation of S.J. The mask of ageing and the postmodern life course. Onlookers cannot get past people’s aged appearance and attribute to older persons characteristics which demeaning they experience as and dehumanising. Buy The Mask of Ageing (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society) 1 by Hepworth, Mike, Featherstone, Mike (ISBN: 9780803986022) from Amazon's Book Store. I first met Mike in Leeuwenhoorst, the Buy The Mask of Ageing by Hepworth, Mike, Featherstone, Mike online on Amazon.ae at best prices. Nussbaum (eds), Handbook of Communication and Ageing Research (New York: (with M. Featherstone) 'Images of age', in J. Erlbaum) J. BSG Averil Osborn Award for Participatory Research. (with M. Featherstone, B.S. ‘‘The changes and chances of this mortal life’: aspects of ageing in the 'Where do grannies come from? Please refer to. 371-389). Netherlands, at the 2nd International Conference on the Future of Adult Featherstone, M. and Hepworth, M. (1986) 'New The term ‘deconstruction’ has been used by Derrida (1988) to point to the way in which the structure or ... Carmen – or the Invention of a New Feminine Myth, Featherstone, M., & Hepworth, M. (1991). 371-89. 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