Title
The mask of ageing : doing cultural research for a 'social problem'
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Cultural Studies Review
Publication Date
9-1-2006
Volume
12
Issue
2
First Page
129
Last Page
148
Abstract
Debates about ‘social problems’ routinely raise questions: is the problem widespread?; how many people, and which people, does it affect?; is it getting worse?; what does it cost society?; what will it cost to deal with it? Convincing answers to such questions demand evidence, and that usually means numbers, measurements, statistics. However, the same group of statistics can be ‘manipulated’ by different sectors, including activists as well as policy makers. In this article the author explores was the way in which the impact of statistical dominance in social research was relayed by media coverage and also by social activists and policy makers.
DOI
10.5130/csr.v12i2.2340
Print ISSN
14468123
E-ISSN
18378692
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2006 Cultural Studies Review
Access to external full text or publisher's version may require subscription.
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Luk, K.-L. (2006). The mask of ageing: Doing cultural research for a 'social problem'. Cultural Studies Review, 12(2), 129-148. doi: 10.5130/csr.v12i2.2340
