Riley, M 
ORCID: 0000-0002-3259-323X
(2016)
Still Being the ‘Good Farmer’: (Non‐)retirement and the Preservation of Farming Identities in Older Age.
Sociologia Ruralis, 56 (1).
pp. 96-115.
|
Text
Riley2016 (1).pdf - Author Accepted Manuscript Download (342kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Recent discussions in this journal have observed the importance of ‘good farming’ idealsand the subject position of ‘good farmer’ to farming practices. This article explores howfarmers (re)negotiate their position as a good farmer in older age. Drawing onBourdieusian-inspired discussions of good farming, the article explores the experiencesof farmers in Hampshire and West Sussex,UK, over the age of 65, who continue workingon their farms. It is seen that remaining ‘in place’ is important to the maintenance oftheir farming identity, facilitating as it does their ability to continue to draw on thesymbolic capital of their farms and their farming history. Alongside this, the way thatthey perform, and talk about, their day-to-day tasks and the symbolically importantactivities on the farm allows them to counter many of the culturally dominant scripts ofageing. Significant in navigating older age is the embodiment of cultural capital and howfarmers both utilise and narrate their ageing bodies. It is concluded that while it does notlead to new symbols of good farming per se, moving into older age does (re)shape howsuch symbols are developed and utilised.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | ## TULIP Type: Articles/Papers (Journal) ## |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Aging |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2020 08:15 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2024 07:46 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/soru.12063 |
| Related URLs: | |
| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3001079 |
Dimensions
Dimensions
