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Hello- I’m looking for book suggestions around the philosophical + historical, sociological, anthropological, and/or cultural concepts of aging. I’m not looking for explanations of aging, per se, but how the concept of “older” or “senescence” came into being. Why do we have the cutoffs that we do (eg age 65 = retirement age, older adult)? Where did the idea of being “old” come from? How do different cultures approach the concept of aging and older adults?

Hello- I’m looking for book suggestions around the historical, sociological, anthropological, cultural, and/or philosophical concepts of aging. I’m not looking for explanations of aging, per se, but how the concept of “older” or “senescence” came into being. Why do we have the cutoffs that we do (eg age 65 = retirement age, older adult)? Where did the idea of being “old” come from? How do different cultures approach the concept of aging and older adults?

Hello- I’m looking for book suggestions around the historical, sociological, anthropological, cultural, and/or philosophical concepts of aging. I’m not looking for explanations of aging, per se, but how the concept of “older” or “senescence” came into being. Why do we have the cutoffs that we do (eg age 65 = retirement age, older adult)? Where did the idea of being “old” come from? How do different cultures approach the concept of aging and older adults?

Hello- I’m looking for book suggestions around the anthropological + historical, sociological, cultural, and/or philosophical concepts of aging. I’m not looking for explanations of aging, per se, but how the concept of “older” or “senescence” came into being. Why do we have the cutoffs that we do (eg age 65 = retirement age, older adult)? Where did the idea of being “old” come from? How do different cultures approach the concept of aging and older adults?

Hello- I’m looking for book suggestions around the historical, sociological, anthropological, cultural, and/or philosophical concepts of aging. I’m not looking for explanations of aging, per se, but how the concept of “older” or “senescence” came into being. Why do we have the cutoffs that we do (eg age 65 = retirement age, older adult)? Where did the idea of being “old” come from? How do different cultures approach the concept of aging and older adults?