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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| description | 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 ideal. These second group might experience discrimination on the grounds of their looks (lookism). Seniors might be an example of such people. Based on a research project conducted in Poland among elderly people it might be said that, in the opinion of the respondents, lookism of an ageing body is not a utopia. Seniors notice the risk of the worse treatment of elderly people only because their body is different from the socially promoted model. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-820454ede0cd423a8ef5ec4d2741828b2022-12-21T17:15:02ZengEdições Afrontamento, Lda.Ex Aequo: Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Estudos sobre as Mulheres0874-55602184-03852019-12-014010.22355/exaequo.2019.40.07The lookism of a senior citizen’s ageing body – utopia or reality? The perspective of Polish elderly women and elderly menEmilia Kramkowska0Department of Sociology of Knowledge and Education, Institute of Sociology, University of Białystok, PolandWidespread 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 ideal. These second group might experience discrimination on the grounds of their looks (lookism). Seniors might be an example of such people. Based on a research project conducted in Poland among elderly people it might be said that, in the opinion of the respondents, lookism of an ageing body is not a utopia. Seniors notice the risk of the worse treatment of elderly people only because their body is different from the socially promoted model.https://exaequo.apem-estudos.org/artigo/the-lookism-of-a-senior-citizen-s-ageing-bodyattractivenessdiscriminationbody imageageing bodyelderly people |
| spellingShingle | Emilia Kramkowska The lookism of a senior citizen’s ageing body – utopia or reality? The perspective of Polish elderly women and elderly men Ex Aequo: Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Estudos sobre as Mulheres attractiveness discrimination body image ageing body elderly people |
| title | The lookism of a senior citizen’s ageing body – utopia or reality? The perspective of Polish elderly women and elderly men |
| title_full | The lookism of a senior citizen’s ageing body – utopia or reality? The perspective of Polish elderly women and elderly men |
| title_fullStr | The lookism of a senior citizen’s ageing body – utopia or reality? The perspective of Polish elderly women and elderly men |
| title_full_unstemmed | The lookism of a senior citizen’s ageing body – utopia or reality? The perspective of Polish elderly women and elderly men |
| title_short | The lookism of a senior citizen’s ageing body – utopia or reality? The perspective of Polish elderly women and elderly men |
| title_sort | lookism of a senior citizen s ageing body utopia or reality the perspective of polish elderly women and elderly men |
| topic | attractiveness discrimination body image ageing body elderly people |
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