Aging and Self-Realization
Cultural Narratives about Later Life
Author(s)
Laceulle, Hanne
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Number
101219Language
EnglishAbstract
Dominant cultural narratives about later life dismiss the value senior citizens hold for society. In her cultural-philosophical critique, Hanne Laceulle outlines counter narratives that acknowledge both potentials and vulnerabilities of later life. She draws on the rich philosophical tradition of thought about self-realization and explores the significance of ethical concepts essential to the process of growing old such as autonomy, authenticity and virtue. These counter narratives aim to support older individuals in their search for a meaningful age identity, while they make society recognize its senior members as valued participants and moral agents of their own lives.
Keywords
Sociology; Memory; Ageing; Cultural Practices; Media; Collective Memory; Narrative; Reminiscence; Representation; Lifespan; Biopics; Music By The Elderly; Artefacts; Aging Studies; Memory Culture; Cultural Studies; Self-Realization; Cultural Narratives; Autonomy; Virtue; Aging Studies; Culture; Philosophy of Culture; Cultural StudiesDOI
10.14361/9783839444221ISBN
9783839444221OCN
1083007763Publisher
transcript VerlagPublisher website
https://www.transcript-verlag.de/Publication date and place
Bielefeld, Germany, 2018-04-30Series
Aging Studies,Classification
Age groups: the elderly