| Acknowledgements |
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1 The field of cultural gerontology: an introduction |
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SECTION I Theory and methods |
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2 Theory and methods: introduction |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (8) |
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Margaret Morganroth Gullette |
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4 The cultural turn in gerontology |
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29 | (8) |
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5 Beyond the view of the West: ageing and anthropology |
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37 | (8) |
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6 Historians of ageing and the `cultural turn' |
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45 | (8) |
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53 | (8) |
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61 | (8) |
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69 | (8) |
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10 Popular music and ageing |
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77 | (8) |
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11 Art, ageing and the body |
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85 | (8) |
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12 Visual methods in ageing research |
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93 | (12) |
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13 Ethnographies of ageing |
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105 | (8) |
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14 Ageing, narrative and biographical methods |
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113 | (8) |
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121 | (68) |
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15 Embodiment: introduction |
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123 | (2) |
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16 Theorising embodiment and ageing |
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125 | (8) |
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17 Gender, ageing and appearance |
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133 | (8) |
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141 | (8) |
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149 | (8) |
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20 Science, technology and ageing |
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157 | (8) |
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21 Ageing, risk and the falling body |
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165 | (8) |
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22 Dementia and embodiment |
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173 | (8) |
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23 Suffering and pain in old age |
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181 | (8) |
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SECTION III Identities and social relationships |
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189 | (104) |
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24 Identities and social relationships: introduction |
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191 | (2) |
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25 Intersectionality and age |
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193 | (8) |
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26 Gender: implications of a contested area |
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201 | (9) |
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27 Anti-ageing and identities |
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210 | (8) |
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28 Sex, sexuality and later life |
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218 | (8) |
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29 Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ageing |
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226 | (8) |
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234 | (9) |
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31 Widowhood and its cultural representations |
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243 | (9) |
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32 Loneliness and isolation |
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252 | (9) |
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261 | (8) |
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269 | (8) |
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35 Ethnicity, culture and migration |
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277 | (8) |
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36 Ageing well across cultures |
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285 | (8) |
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SECTION IV Consumption and leisure |
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293 | (92) |
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37 Consumption and leisure: introduction |
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295 | (2) |
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38 Retirement. Evolution, revolution or retrenchment |
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297 | (8) |
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305 | (8) |
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40 Possessions as a material convoy |
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313 | (8) |
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41 Gardens and gardening in later life |
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321 | (8) |
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42 Sport, physical activity and ageing |
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329 | (8) |
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43 Travel and tourism in later life |
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337 | (8) |
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44 Volunteering in later life |
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345 | (8) |
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45 Youth culture, ageing and identity |
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353 | (8) |
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46 Celebrity culture and ageing |
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361 | (8) |
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47 Representations of ageing in the media |
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369 | (8) |
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48 `Late style' and late-life creativity |
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377 | (8) |
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385 | (86) |
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49 Time and space: introduction |
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387 | (2) |
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50 Global and local ties and the reconstruction of later life |
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389 | (8) |
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51 Time in late modern ageing |
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397 | (7) |
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52 Transitions, time and later life |
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404 | (8) |
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53 Rural and urban ageing |
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412 | (8) |
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420 | (8) |
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55 Ageing trends in the Asia-Pacific region |
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428 | (10) |
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56 Connectivity, digital technologies and later life |
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438 | (9) |
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57 Meanings of home and age |
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447 | (8) |
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455 | (8) |
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463 | (8) |
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