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Peer reviewedLaws, Gloria – Gerontologist, 1995
Argues that ageism fosters oppressive social relations directed at, and constructed in, images of the aged body. Researchers must sensitize themselves to historical and geographical variations of ageism, should focus on the contested nature of the aged body and associated identities, and must reject attempts at universalizing scholarship. (RJM)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Body Image, Consciousness Raising
