This study presents a critical gerontological framing analysis of how and why the term
“elderly” is presently used in online news media articles in New Zealand, and the potential …

'Successful ageing'has been a controversial concept in cultural gerontology, prompting
critiques of its inherent individualism, neglect of structural inequalities and promotion of …

This study focuses on the recent increase in the use of older celebrities in cosmetics
advertising. It asks what kinds of ideas and values these images may attribute to discourses …

Health professionals have shown a growing interest in the therapeutic value of'hope'in
recent years. However, hope has been examined mainly from psychological and biomedical …

The article explores what older Canadian men consider to be the definition of masculinity,
how they evaluate their own masculinity relative to their definition, and how and why they …

The article explores the role of women's magazines in the negotiation of later life identities,
focussing on the treatment of fashion and dress. It locates the analysis in debates about the …

This article examines how “the elderly” is constructed in New Zealand online news media.
By employing a critical framing analysis to challenge ageist practices, conceptually, the …

The focus upon the body in the social sciences has had a growing influence in recent years
on aging studies. Various terms have been used to explore the relationship between the …

In this article, I argue that in recent years not only have we witnessed the increasing cultural
visibility of ageing women across the Anglo-American cultural landscape, but that this new …

The purpose of this study was to examine how older LGTBQ adults were portrayed in
mainstream Canadian newspapers and popular magazines. Our sample included stories …