Abstract

The qualitative data from the ethnological and cultural anthropological field research on contemporary aging practices and related narratives of age and aging in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, is presented and discussed. The theoretical basis is the anthropology of aging, anthropology of a city, anthropology of place and space, and anthropology of family and kinship, as well as the concepts of city-making, public space and intergenerational relations. The paper is conceived as a (critical) reflection on the concept of active aging on the example of the city of Zagreb and Croatia.

Presenters

Tihana Rubic
Associate Professor, Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Social and Cultural Perspectives on Aging

KEYWORDS

Aging, Old People, City, City-making, Qualitative Research, Zagreb, Croatia

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