Shame and the aging woman : confronting and resisting ageism in contemporary women's writings / J. Brooks Bouson.
"This book brings together the research findings of contemporary feminist age studies scholars, shame theorists, and feminist gerontologists in order to unfurl the affective dynamics of gendered ageism. In her analysis of what she calls 'embodied shame', J. Brooks Bouson describes older women's sham...
| Uniform Title: | Palgrave studies in affect theory and literary criticism.
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| Language: | English |
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Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2016]
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| Series: | Palgrave studies in affect theory and literary criticism.
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| Physical Description: | ix, 212 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
"This book brings together the research findings of contemporary feminist age studies scholars, shame theorists, and feminist gerontologists in order to unfurl the affective dynamics of gendered ageism. In her analysis of what she calls 'embodied shame', J. Brooks Bouson describes older women's shame about the visible signs of aging and the health and appearance of their bodies as they undergo the normal processes of bodily aging"--Cover. |
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| Call Number: | PN56.O4 B68 2016 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-204) and index. |
| ISBN: | 3319317105 9783319317106 |