• Ageing Contested: Anti-ageing Science and the Cultural Construction of Old Age - This article examines how concepts of old age are constructed in relation to different kinds of knowledge, highlighting that old age is also a social category.

1. Should aging be considered a disease? 
2. According to Gieryn what are the four types of anti-aging science? 
3. How do definitions of old age vary?

• Squaring the Curve: The Anatomo-Politics of Ageing, Life and Death - This article explores theories on death and aging associated with Kirkwood, Hayflick and Comfort, demonstrating how notions of ageing and death have been debated and redefined – highlighting the socially constructed nature of these terms.

1. How have understandings of the span of human lives changed over time?  
2. According to Hayflick, how do lifespans and the process of ageing differ in terms of genetics? 
3. According to Comfort what is the root cause of the emergence of death and aging?

• Social and Cultural Constructions of Ageing: The Case of the Baby Boomers - This article examines the cultural factors which shaped the boomer generation, how boomers are presented within the media and why boomers are argued to bring new attitudes to aging. Through doing so, this article highlights how ideas around aging can be socially constructed with notions of ageing changing for different generations.

1. According to sociologists what sets baby boomers apart from previous generations? 
2. How have boomers been discussed within the media?  
3. Why are the boomer generation viewed as having the capacity to 'reinvent aging'?