Older women and everyday talk about the ageing body

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-120

  Paulson, Susan ^a   Willig, Carla ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing body parts; Biological decline; Discursive constructions; Dualism; Personal agency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 38449091179     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307084316     Document Type: Article

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