Ageing Identities and Women's Everyday Talk in a Hair Salon

by Rachel Heinrichsmeier

Book Overview

The ageing of the world's populations, particularly in Western developed countries, is a well-documented phenomenon; and despite many positive images of later life, in the media and public discourse later life is frequently depicted as a time of inevitable physical and cognitive decline. Against this background, Heinrichsmeier presents the results of her two-year sociolinguistic study examining how a group of older women of different ages negotiated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032175842
• ISBN13: 9781032175843
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"