Aging Men, Masculinities and Modern Medicine (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Kampf, Antje; Petersen, Alan; Marshall, Barbara L.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Aging Men, Masculinities and Modern Medicine explores the multiple socio-historical contexts surrounding men's aging bodies in modern medicine from a global perspective. It discusses both healthy and diseased states of aging men in medical practices, bringing together theoretical and empirical conceptualisations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136173332
• Artikelnr.: 38403738

Autorenporträt

Antje Kampf holds a Junior Professorship for the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine (Gender Aspects) at the School of Medicine of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. Barbara L. Marshall is Professor of Sociology at Trent University, Canada. Alan Petersen is Professor of Sociology, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Aging Men, Masculinities and Modern Medicine: An Introduction Antje Kampf,
Barbara L. Marshall and Alan Petersen Part 1: Rethinking Concepts:
Historical Perspectives Chapter 1. Ageing, Embodiment and the Negotiation
of the Third and Fourth Ages Paul Higgs and Fiona McGowan Chapter 2.
Testosterone and the Pharmaceuticalization of Male Aging Elizabeth Siegel
Watkins Chapter 3. 'There Is A Person Here': Rethinking Age(ing), Gender
and Prostate Cancer Antje Kampf Part 2: Scientific and Health Discourses on
Aging Men Chapter 4. Aging Men: Resisting and Endorsing Medicalization
Elianne Riska Chapter 5. The Vicissitudes of 'Healthy Ageing': The
Experiences of Older Migrant Men in a Rural Australian Community Susan
Feldman, Alan Petersen and Harriet Radermacher Chapter 6. What A Difference
A Gay Makes: The Constitution Of The "Older Gay Man" William Leonard, Duane
Duncan and Catherine Barrett Part 3: Aging, Sexualities and Identities
Chapter 7. Decreasing Erectile Function and Age-Appropriate Masculinities
in Mexico Emily Wentzell Chapter 8. Enhancing Masculinity and Sexuality in
Later Life Through Modern Medicine: Experiences of Polygamous Yoruba Men in
Southwest Nigeria Agunbiade Ojo Melvin Chapter 9. "I Haven't Died Yet"
Navigating Masculinity, Aging and Andropause in Turkey Maral Erol and Cenk
Özbay Part 4: Care Work Chapter 10. Older Men: The Health And Caring
Paradox Kate Davidson Chapter 11. Aging Men, Masculinity, and Alzheimer's:
Caretaking and Caregiving in The New Millennia Bethany Coston and Michael
Kimmel