Author:
Hurd Clarke, Laura, 1969-
Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2011.
Descriptionix, 165 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:Theorizing the aging and aged woman's face, body, and embodied experience -- Embodied appearance in later life: what older women have to say -- Anti-aging medicine, wrinkles, and the moral imperative to modify the aging face -- Imaging aging: media messages and the perspectives of older women -- Women and aging: the face of the future.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-157) and index.
Note:"Facing Age provides a fascinating insight into the tensions facing women as they age, exploring the impact of the wider ageist culture on their day-to-day practices and experiences. Drawing on a series of research studies that range across the fields of cosmetic surgery, hair dyes, slimming regimes, beauty shops, and magazines, Laura Hurd Clarke vividly brings to life the voices and experiences of women as they age, providing a nuanced and politically committed account of their lives. Of relevence not just to aging, but also embodiment, gender, and the politics of beauty more generally, this book will become a key text in the field."--Julia Twigg, University of Kent
