Edward H. Thompson

Men, Masculinities, and Aging

The Gendered Lives of Older Men

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Diversity and Aging
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9781442278554
• ISBN-10: 1442278552
• Artikelnr.: 52421226

Autorenporträt

Edward H. Thompson, Jr. is professor emeritus of sociology at the College of Holy Cross. He is noted for his research on gender relations and family life and is the author or editor of several books, including Older Men's Lives, Men as Caregivers, and A Man's Guide to Healthy Aging. He is active in the Gerontological Society of America.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction I: Masculinities and Aging 1 Masculinities 2 Negotiating Age
Relations and Aging 3 Aging Bodies: Our Corporeality 4 Bodies, Habitus, and
Age II: Health as Men Age 5 Wrestling with Aging 6 Health Inequalities 7
Sexual Health III: Social Worlds of Old Men 8 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 References About the
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