| Shame and the Aging Woman: Confronting and Resisting Ageism in Contemporary Women's Writings Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Bouson, J. Brooks (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319811029 ISBN-13: 9783319811024 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 305.3 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Affect Theory and Literary Criticism |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.60 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Examining both fictional and nonfiction works by contemporary North American and British women authors, this book offers a sustained analysis of the various ways that ageism devalues and damages the identities of otherwise psychologically healthy women in our graying culture. Shame theory, as Bouson shows, astutely explains why gendered ageism is so deeply entrenched in our culture and why even aging feminists may succumb to this distressing, but sometimes hidden, cultural affliction. |