Facing age: women growing older in an anti-aging culture

Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Overview of the Book Methods and Samples Strengths and Limitations of the Studies Chapter 2: Theorizing the and Aged Woman's Face, Body, and Embodied Experience Women and Body Image Women and the Feminine Beauty Ideal Beauty Ideology and Social Positioning Ageism and Beauty Ideology Older Women and Embodiment Medicalization and the Female Body Theoretically Situating This Book Chapter 3: Embodied Appearance in Later Life: What Older Women Have to Say Older Women, Bodied, and Body Image The Power of the Reflected Image The Losing Battle of Weight Gain Grey Matters: Older Women and their Hair Shifting Priorities and Pragmatic Acceptance Summary and Conclusions Chapter 4: Anti-aging Medicine, Wrinkles, and the Moral Imperative to Modify the Face The Rise of Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures and Aging: The Perspective of Physicians Interviews with Women before the Rise of Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures Interviews with Women after the Development of Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures Summary and Conclusions Chapter 5: Imaging Aging: Media Messages and the Perspectives of Older Women Beauty and in Print Advertisements Older Women Reflect on the Body and Face of Beauty in the Media Aging is a Serious Problem: Women, Ageism Discourses, and Beauty Work Summary and Conclusions Chapter 6: Women and Aging: The Face of the Future Conclusion References Index About the Author