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Part II. Clinical Perspective |
‘Anti-Aging Medicine’ and the Cultural Context of Aging in AustraliaPreliminary Findings from Ongoing Research on Users and Providers of ‘Anti-Aging Medicine’ in Australia
BEATRIZ CARDONAa
a Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Key Words: ‘anti-aging medicine’ • healthy aging • positive aging
Address for correspondence: Beatriz Cardona, Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney, Locked bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797 Australia. Voice: +61 2 9685 9600; fax: +61 2 9685 9610. b.cardona{at}uws.edu.au
This paper explores the management of the aging body within the anti-aging discourse and its implications on notions of "successful" and "healthy" aging policies. By looking at some of the preliminary findings of our current study of ‘anti-aging medicine’ in Australia, including interviews conducted with stakeholders in the anti-aging debate, this study explores some recurrent values and perceptions regarding ‘anti-aging medicine,’ the renegotiation of boundaries between illness and health, and the social, cultural, and economic forces shaping understandings and practices around aging and decisions to use anti-aging technologies.
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