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Ageism and Feminism: From ?Et Cetera? to Center

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Calasanti, Toni, Slevin, Kathleen F., King, Neal·2006·NWSA Journal
DOI 10.2979/nws.2006.18.1.13
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Although women's studies scholars and activists do not deny the reality of ageism, they have relegated it to secondary status, neglecting to theorize age relations or place old age at the center of analysis.After explaining what we mean by age relations and their intersections with other inequalities, we discuss the ways in which old people are oppressed, and why age relations represent a political location that needs to be addressed in its own right.We then demonstrate ways in which feminist theories and activism might change if the focus shifted to old people.

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  • The discipline of sociology lacks full appreciation of the theoretical import of age.

    “I argue that the discipline of sociology lacks full appreciation of the theoretical import of age.”

    From Centering Age Inequality: Developing a Sociology-of-Age Framework (2022) · cites this paper as Calasanti et al. 2006

    The Age Relations section says that scholars, including gerontologists, have scarcely theorized age relations, supporting the point that age’s theoretical importance is underappreciated. The paper’s explicit disciplinary focus is women’s studies, however; it does not establish the same claim about sociology as a whole. Our copy gives no page number for these passages. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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    The Age Relations section says age is a widely documented organizing principle, while scholars, including gerontologists, have scarcely theorized age relations. The paper supports the claim that age is important and under-theorized, but it does not specifically establish that the construct is omnipresent in mainstream sociology. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Authors
Calasanti, T., Slevin, K. F., & King, N.
ORCID
Calasanti, Toni
Venue
NWSA Journal
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
2006-04
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
13-30
ISSN
  • 1040-0656 (ISSN-L)
  • 1527-1889
DOI
10.2979/nws.2006.18.1.13
OpenAlex
W2166295410
Cited by
185
References
64
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • NWSA Journal (publishedVersion)
  • Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
  • VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
ageism, feminism, age relations, old age, intersectionality, feminist theory, feminist activism, women's studies

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