Curling’s new style risks devaluing the alternative masculine styles, often embodied by those in later life; something that curling previously celebrated.
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third age
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“Weak”, “sick”, “immobile”, “decrepit”, “lonely”, “depressed”. If the prospect of growing old brings thoughts like these to mind, you are not alone. It seems that many people – of all age groups – have a preconceived idea of what being old will be like. And it’s generally not good.
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Portrayals of Aging in Popular Catholic Magazines – by Dana Sawchuk
by adminby adminScholars interested in aging sometimes distinguish between the socially constructed categories of the “Third Age,” a fulfilling period in the life course in which older adults experience engaged and active lives in retirement, and the “Fourth Age,” a dreaded period characterized by the decline and disease of those who are “old old.”