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Aging and Self-Realization: Cultural Narratives about Later Life
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Abstract Dominant cultural narratives about later life dismiss the value senior citizens hold for society. In her cultural-philosophical critique, Hanne Laceulle outlines counter narratives that acknowledge both potentials and vulnerabilities of later life. She draws on the rich philosophical tradition of th... view more
Dominant cultural narratives about later life dismiss the value senior citizens hold for society. In her cultural-philosophical critique, Hanne Laceulle outlines counter narratives that acknowledge both potentials and vulnerabilities of later life. She draws on the rich philosophical tradition of thought about self-realization and explores the significance of ethical concepts essential to the process of growing old such as autonomy, authenticity and virtue. These counter narratives aim to support older individuals in their search for a meaningful age identity, while they make society recognize its senior members as valued participants and moral agents of their own lives.... view less
Keywords
aging; autonomy; authenticity; cultural studies; culture; philosophy of culture; self-realization; virtue; gerontology
Classification
Gerontology
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Free Keywords
Cultural Narratives; Aging Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
297 p.
Series
Aging Studies, 17
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839444221
ISBN
978-3-8394-4422-1
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0