Journal article
Visible and invisible ageing: beauty work as a response to ageism
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This paper examines how older women experience and respond to ageism in relation to their changing physical appearances and within the context of their personal relationships and places of employment. We elucidate the two definitions of ageism that emerged in in-depth interviews with 44 women aged 50 to 70 years: the social obsession with youthfulness and discrimination against older adults. We examine the women's …
Authors
CLARKE LH; GRIFFIN M
Journal
Ageing and Society, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 653–674
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
July 2008
DOI
10.1017/s0144686x07007003
ISSN
0144-686X