"She was buried in her purple dress and her red hat and all of our members wore full 'Red Hat Regalia' to celebrate her life": Dress, embodiment and older women's leisure: Reconfiguring the ageing process

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-61

  Yarnal, Careen ^a   Son, Julie ^b   Liechty, Toni ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Development; Dress; Embodiment; Older women's leisure

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649913010     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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