Abstract
This paper explores the management of the aging body within the anti-aging discourse and its implications on notions of "successful" and "healthy" aging policies. By looking at some of the preliminary findings of our current study of 'anti-aging medicine' in Australia, including interviews conducted with stakeholders in the anti-aging debate, this study explores some recurrent values and perceptions regarding 'anti-aging medicine,' the renegotiation of boundaries between illness and health, and the social, cultural, and economic forces shaping understandings and practices around aging and decisions to use anti-aging technologies.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Australia
- aging
- medicine
- prevention