Men, Masculinities, and Aging - The Gendered Lives of Older Men

Informationen zum Autor By Edward H. Thompson, Jr. Klappentext Men, Masculinities, and Aging explores the intersections of generations, class, geographies, and masculinities. It offers a fresh perspective on men's experiences with bodily aging, growing older within ageist societies, and navigating the virtual absence of cultural guidelines for being an old man. Zusammenfassung Men, Masculinities, and Aging explores the intersections of generations, class, geographies, and masculinities. It offers a fresh perspective on men’s experiences with bodily aging, growing older within ageist societies, and navigating the virtual absence of cultural guidelines for being an old man. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I: Masculinities and Aging1 Masculinities 2 Negotiating Age Relations and Aging 3 Aging Bodies: Our Corporeality 4 Bodies, Habitus, and Age II: Health as Men Age5 Wrestling with Aging 6 Health Inequalities 7 Sexual Health III: Social Worlds of Old Men8 Social Relationships 9 Intimacies and Sexuality 10 Caring 11 Facing Later Life as an Old Widower 12 Late Life and Its Fourth Age Culture Epilogue ReferencesAbout the Author

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• Authors: Thompson, Thompson, Edward H. Thompson, Edward H. Jr. Thompson, Jr. Thompson, Edward H Thompson Jr
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.09.2018
• EAN: 9781442278554
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7855-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Diversity and Aging; Diversity and Aging
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Age groups: the elderly, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, aging;class;ethnicity;gender;masculinity;men;society