Anti-aging medicine and the cultural context of aging in Australia : preliminary findings from ongoing research on users and providers of 'anti-aging medicine' in Australia

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    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 languageEnglish
    Number of pages14
    JournalAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

    Keywords

    • Australia
    • aging
    • medicine
    • prevention

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