Declining to Decline: Aged Tough Guys in 'The Expendables' and 'The Expendables 2'
Old age in western cultures under current neo-liberal ideology is increasingly linked to notions of decline, frailty and dependence as it is often equated with being unproductive and a burden to society. This case study is based on the belief that in order to change socio-cultural patterns one must...
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Extreme Anthropology Research Network
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Extreme Anthropology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uio.no/JEA/article/view/4528 |