EAN: 9783837662771

EXTRAORDINARY FORMS OF AGING - JULIA VELTEN TAS...

While aging and the life-course appear to be normalized processes  the complex construction of
age at the intersection of biology  society  and culture remains opaque. This study contributes
to a deeper understanding of age(ing) by exploring its construction through the analysis of
extraordinary cases. Focusing on life narratives of centenarians and children with progeria 
Julia Velten analyzes the way in which these people experience age(ing) and shows how these
experiences can contribute to our understanding of age. Situated at the intersection of aging
studies and medical humanities  the study explores what extraordinary age(ing) can tell us
about aging processes in general.

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