Experiences of Age and Gender: Narratives of Progress and Decline

Autor/inn/en	Nolan, Jane; Scott, Jacqueline
Titel	Experiences of Age and Gender: Narratives of Progress and Decline
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 69 (2009) 2, S.133-158 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Age; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Individual Development; National Surveys; Adults; Attitudes; Aging (Individuals); Late Adolescents; Experience; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom; British Household Panel Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alter; Lebensalter; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Individuelle Entwicklung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Aging; Altern; Halbstarker; Erfahrung; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	This article examines experiences of chronological age. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, we analyze both qualitatively and quantitatively verbatim responses from 8177 respondents aged 16 and over concerning the (dis)advantages of their age. Two main questions are tested: (1) Is the cultural narrative of age decline supported by the experiences of our respondents? (2) Are age experiences differentiated by gender? We find people's age experiences are multidimensional and multidirectional, incorporating narratives of progress and decline. Our data show marked gender differences in age experiences, but give little support to claims of a double standard concerning the aging body. More generally, we find that people contrast current experiences with their younger and older selves. We argue that future conceptual developments need to take seriously both a synchronic and diachronic understanding of age, highlighting not just the present but also the distinctive historical development of individuals across time. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10