The Intersection of Age and Gender: Reworking Gender Theory and Social Gerontology

This article discusses the position of older women in gender theory and in social gerontology. It shows how older women are made invisible in gender theory through the selection of arenas and themes, by model monopoly and by a lack of problematization of age. In the social gerontological field, olde...

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Published in:Current sociology 2007-03, Vol.55 (2), p.155-171
Main Author: Krekula, Clary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Ageing
Aging
bodily dimensions
Class
Elderly
embodied identities
Females
Feminism
Gender
Gender studies
gender theories
Gerontology
intersectionality
Older people
older women
Sex
Sexuality
Social construction
social gerontology
Social research
Theory
Women
Women's studies
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Summary:This article discusses the position of older women in gender theory and in social gerontology. It shows how older women are made invisible in gender theory through the selection of arenas and themes, by model monopoly and by a lack of problematization of age. In the social gerontological field, older women have frequently been objects of research. However, double jeopardy assumptions have resulted in a perspective that foregrounds misery. Results from focus group interviews with women aged 75 and over, shed light on ageing as a process of development and on twofold bodily meanings, such as on-stage-body and off-stage-body. Thus, based on an approach of age and gender as intertwining systems, the article argues for a more complex understanding of the intersection of age and gender.
ISSN:0011-3921
1461-7064
1461-7064
DOI:10.1177/0011392107073299