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'William' and the old folks
 — notes on infantilisation
Author(s)Mike Hepworth
Journal titleAgeing and Society, vol 16, part 4, July 1996
Pagespp 423-441
KeywordsAgeism ; Fiction.
AnnotationExamines fictional images of alliances between younger and older people as they occur in a selection of the `William' stories written by Richmal Crompton between 1919 and 1969. Argues that the stories may be regarded as examples of `positive infantilisation', which includes modes of resistance involving processes of mutual identification of older people with younger people.
Accession NumberCPA-960815002 A
ClassmarkB:TOB: HKF

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