Introduction: Towards knowledge of old age Part I. Representations of Ageing: Languages About Old Age: l. The social trap: the language of separation 2. The cultural trap: the language of images 3. The personal trap: the language of self-presentation 4. The theoretical trap: the missing language Part II. Presentations of Ageing: Language of the Old: 5. Control: the social boundaries of age 6. Meaning: the cultural boundaries of life 7. Another universe: time, space, and self Conclusion: the nature of knowledge about ageing.
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James et al. (1995) studied this question.