Download or read book Cultures of Ageing written by C. J. Gilleard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2000 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of age and ageing in terms of the key preoccupations of contemporary sociology - citizenship, the body and the self. The book looks at these themes in relation to specific topics such as: mental health; fitness and consumption; and combining social theory with reality.