Chris Gilleard is a visiting research fellow at University College London. Paul Higgs is professor of the sociology of ageing at University College London.
'Gilleard and Higgs challenge conventional thinking about aging bodies in exciting ways, especially the dated notion that aging is a time of structured dependency, or the fading belief that the third age is one where agency and effort are paramount to success. The authors expertly weave together theoretical writings, empirical research, and cultural analysis in the rapidly emerging field of the sociology of the body with classic and contemporary writings in gerontology. [...] Highly recommended.' -D. S. Carr, 'Choice'