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Neuroculture, active ageing and the ‘older brain’ : problems, promises and prospects
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Williams, Simon J. (Simon Johnson), 1961-, Higgs, Paul and Katz, Stephen. (2012) Neuroculture, active ageing and the ‘older brain’ : problems, promises and prospects. Sociology of Health & Illness, Vol.34 (No.1). pp. 64-78. ISSN 0141-9889
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01364.x
Abstract
This article explores the characteristics of a newly emergent neuroculture and its relationship to cultures of ageing; in particular, the social meanings associated with active ageing and cognitive health and the discourses and sciences around memory and the ageing brain. The argument proposes a critical perspective on this relationship by looking at the shifting boundaries between standards of normality and abnormality, values of health and illness, practices of therapy and enhancement, and the lines demarcating Third Age (healthy, active and agentic) and Fourth Age (dependency, loss and decline) periods of ageing. Conclusions offer further reflections on the complex questions that arise regarding expectations, hopes and ethics in relation to the promises and perils of a neurocultural future.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Sociology of Health & Illness |
| Publisher: | Blackwell |
| ISSN: | 0141-9889 |
| Date: | January 2012 |
| Volume: | Vol.34 |
| Number: | No.1 |
| Page Range: | pp. 64-78 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01364.x |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/41931 |
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