Open AccessTelling a (Good?) Counterstory of Aging: Natural Bodybuilding Meets the Narrative of Decline
Author(s) -
Cassandra Phoenix,
Brett Smith
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbr077
Subject(s) - narrative , natural (archaeology) , aesthetics , psychology , history , gender studies , sociology , literature , art , archaeology
In Western society, the narrative of decline dominates the aging process. We know very little about the complexities of how people resist this narrative. The purpose of this article is to understand how a group of mature natural bodybuilders resisted the narrative of decline.
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