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Discover the insightful ethnographic study, 'Ageing Selves and Everyday Life in the North of England', which deeply examines the nuances of growing older in contemporary Britain. This academic work, published by Manchester University Press, navigates the lived experiences of older individuals, particularly in the unique context of a former coal mining village in South Yorkshire. With an ISBN of 9780719083082, it delves into how the concept of 'old age' is constructed and experienced through everyday interactions, social memory, and cultural shifts. Cathrine Degnen's research highlights the significant social transformations that redefine selfhood and challenge conventional narratives surrounding ageing. This book emphasizes that ageing is not a uniform experience; rather, it is shaped by a myriad of social, cultural, and physical dimensions that inform how older adults relate to time and identity. Whether you're an academic, a caregiver, or someone keen on understanding the complexities of ageing, this study offers profound insights that disrupt normative views on temporality. Immerse yourself in this essential reading for anyone interested in the sociology of ageing and the intricate realities faced by older generations in a transforming society. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. Year: 2012.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719083082
Year: 2012
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
Seeking to explore what it means to grow older in contemporary Britain from the perspective of older people themselves, this richly detailed ethnographic study engages in debates over selfhood and people's relationships with time. Based on research conducted in a former coal mining village in South Yorkshire, England, Cathrine Degnen explores how the category of 'old age' comes to be assigned and experienced in everyday life through multiple registers of interaction, including that of social memory, in a postindustrial context of great social transformation. Challenging both the notion of a homogenous relationship with time across generations and the idea of a universalised middle-aged self, Degnen argues that the complex interplay of social, cultural and physical attributes of ageing means that older people can come to have a different position in relation to time and to the self than younger people, unseating normative conventions about narrative and temporality. -- .
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719083082
Year: 2012
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
Seeking to explore what it means to grow older in contemporary Britain from the perspective of older people themselves, this richly detailed ethnographic study engages in debates over selfhood and people's relationships with time. Based on research conducted in a former coal mining village in South Yorkshire, England, Cathrine Degnen explores how the category of 'old age' comes to be assigned and experienced in everyday life through multiple registers of interaction, including that of social memory, in a postindustrial context of great social transformation. Challenging both the notion of a homogenous relationship with time across generations and the idea of a universalised middle-aged self, Degnen argues that the complex interplay of social, cultural and physical attributes of ageing means that older people can come to have a different position in relation to time and to the self than younger people, unseating normative conventions about narrative and temporality. -- .