Ageing as ‘Pathology’
The Institutional Production of Care, Time and the Elderly Subject in Stellenbosch
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22335902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hanlie Myburgh (0000-0001-9192-1662, Stellenbosch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 5-14 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society in Transition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1028-9852 • E-ISSN: 2072-1978 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21528586.2010.490373 |
| OpenAlex | W2081985137 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
Drawing on careful observations and interviews conducted in two old-age institutions in Stellenbosch, this article critically considers the perception that these institutions fulfil a normal social function. Rather, I show how the very institutions designed to care for the elderly end up producing a discourse that renders old age pathological. The institutions’ mediation of the relationship between society and the ageing person is not natural, but instead contributes to an understanding of ageing as social pathology
Ageing · Ageing society · Biology · Library science · Mediation · Pathological · Pathology · Perception · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |