کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
376496 622879 2008 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Performance versus social invisibility: What can be learned from the wailing culture of old-age Yemenite–Jewish women?
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی مواد دانش مواد (عمومی)
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Performance versus social invisibility: What can be learned from the wailing culture of old-age Yemenite–Jewish women?
چکیده انگلیسی

This article appears in response to a recent call in feminist gerontology for further research into the condition of elderly women in Western societies, especially those in ethnic groups. The focal point is the widespread claim that elderly women suffer from social invisibility and low self-esteem. The article addresses the issue by describing the case of the wailing culture of Yemenite–Jewish women who live in Israel today. Its purpose is to present and analyze women's wailing as a cultural performance of feminine identity in old age and, by so doing, to provide an alternative narrative about images and experiences of elderly women. The article also discusses the value of caring performance for the social images of elderly women in Western societies.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Women's Studies International Forum - Volume 31, Issue 3, May–June 2008, Pages 209–218
نویسندگان
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