Aging in cultural context and as narrative process: conceptual foundations of the anthropology of aging as reflected in the works of Margaret Clark and Sharon Kaufman

• Published in: The Gerontologist Vol. 54; no. 1; p. 101
• Main Authors: Perkinson, Margaret A, Solimeo, Samantha L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2014
• Subjects: Aging - ethnology; Anthropology, Cultural; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Culture; Geriatrics; Humans; Narration; Social Behavior; Social Environment; Cross-cultural studies; Narrative methods; Situated aging; Theory; Culture

Although the discipline of anthropology has much to contribute to the understanding of the nature and experience of aging, it is a relative latecomer to gerontology. After briefly discussing why this is the case, the authors discuss the contributions of two anthropologists who brought a substantive...