1. ‘Anti-Aging Medicine’ and the Cultural Context of Aging in Australia.
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CARDONA, BEATRIZ
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AGING prevention , *DEVELOPMENTAL biology , *DRUGS , *DIETARY supplements , *HEALTH planning , *PUBLIC welfare , *OLD age , *HUMAN life cycle - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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