Visible and invisible ageing: Beauty work as a response to ageism

Ageing and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 653-674

  Clarke, Laura Hurd ^a   Griffin, Meridith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageism; Beauty work; Feminist theory; Women

Indexed keywords

AGEISM; ELDERLY POPULATION; FEMINISM; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 44849099191     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X07007003     Document Type: Article

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