The fourth age and the concept of a 'social imaginary': A theoretical excursus

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 368-376

  Gilleard, Chris ^a   Higgs, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Castoriadis; Cultural studies; Fourth age; Social imaginary; Third age

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CASTORIADIS; CULTURAL STUDIES; ELDERLY CARE; FOURTH AGE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; LIFESTYLE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IMAGINARY; STANDARD; THIRD AGE;

CASTORIADIS; CULTURAL STUDIES; FOURTH AGE; SOCIAL IMAGINARY; THIRD AGE;

AGED; AGING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LIFE STYLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84884560526     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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