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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List Of Illustrations; Author Biographies; 1 The Field Of Cultural Gerontology: An Introduction; Section I Theory And Methods; 2 Theory And Methods: Introduction; 3 Aged By Culture; 4 The Cultural Turn In Gerontology; 5 Beyond The View Of The West: Ageing And Anthropology; 6 Historians Of Ageing And The 'cultural Turn'; 7 Literature And Ageing; 8 Theatre And Ageing; 9 Ageing In Film; 10 Popular Music And Ageing; 11 Art, Ageing And The Body 12 Visual Methods In Ageing Research13 Ethnographies Of Ageing; 14 Ageing, Narrative And Biographical Methods; Section Ii Embodiment; 15 Embodiment: Introduction; 16 Theorising Embodiment And Ageing; 17 Gender, Ageing And Appearance; 18 Hair And Age; 19 Dress And Age; 20 Science, Technology And Ageing; 21 Ageing, Risk And The Falling Body; 22 Dementia And Embodiment; 23 Suffering And Pain In Old Age; Section Iii Identities And Social Relationships; 24 Identities And Social Relationships: Introduction; 25 Intersectionality And Age 26 Gender: Implications Of A Contested Area27 Anti-ageing And Identities; 28 Sex, Sexuality And Later Life; 29 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Ageing; 30 Grandparenting; 31 Widowhood And Its Cultural Representations; 32 Loneliness And Isolation; 33 The Fourth Age; 34 Cultures Of Care; 35 Ethnicity, Culture And Migration; 36 Ageing Well Across Cultures; Section Iv Consumption And Leisure; 37 Consumption And Leisure: Introduction; 38 Retirement. Evolution, Revolution Or Retrenchment; 39 Money And Later Life 40 Possessions As A Material Convoy41 Gardens And Gardening In Later Life; 42 Sport, Physical Activity And Ageing; 43 Travel And Tourism In Later Life; 44 Volunteering In Later Life; 45 Youth Culture, Ageing And Identity; 46 Celebrity Culture And Ageing; 47 Representations Of Ageing In The Media; 48 'late Style' And Late-life Creativity; Section V Time And Space; 49 Time And Space: Introduction; 50 Global And Local Ties And The Reconstruction Of