Lead supervisor:
Prof Ian Rees Jones
Start date: October 2013
Award: General
Subject Pathway:
Sociology / Science and Technology Studies
Thematic Cluster:
Society and Well-Being Cluster
Reflexivity and the Third Age
I will explore the subject of Reflexivity and ageing in relation to 'personhood' and the construction of the 'self' in late modernity. I will research the effects of the 'reflexive imperative' in the context of ageing, looking at cultural requirements around the performance of 'choice', autonomy, self-management and independence. Within this, I will explore issues such as stigma, consumption as identity performance, and social class.