Transgressions and sickness in old age
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Illness, especially because it prevents active engagement with life, becomes a transgression of cultural rules, as was the case with Victorian era predecessors.
“As was the case with its Victorian era predecessors (Cole, 1988), illness, especially because it prevents ''active engagement with life,'' becomes a transgression of cultural rules (Herskovits & Mitteness, 1994).”
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- Authors
- Herskovits, E. J., & Mitteness, L. S.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mitteness, Linda S.
- Venue
- Journal of Aging Studies
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1994-09
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 327-340
- ISSN
- 0890-4065 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2015650754
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Aging Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Keywords
- old age, urinary incontinence, dementia, arthritis, mastery, productivity, personal responsibility, cleanliness, adult status, symptom management, stigma reduction
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