The lookism of a senior citizen’s ageing body – utopia or reality? The perspective of Polish elderly women and elderly men
Widespread worship of the human body as well as new opportunities to preserve its attractiveness, shape social expectations about human corporality regardless of age. Individuals whose appearance meets these socially promoted expectations gain social approval unlike those whose body is far from the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Edições Afrontamento, Lda.
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Ex Aequo: Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Estudos sobre as Mulheres |
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| Online Access: | https://exaequo.apem-estudos.org/artigo/the-lookism-of-a-senior-citizen-s-ageing-body |