عنوان

Exploring aging masculinities :

(Number (ISBN

1137527579

(Number (ISBN

9781137527578

Erroneous ISBN

1137527560

Erroneous ISBN

9781137527561

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Title Proper

Exploring aging masculinities :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the body, sexuality and social lives /

First Statement of Responsibility

David Jackson, Independent Researcher, UK

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xviii, 201 pages)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

Foreword: research with older men, slowly / Jeff Hearn -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Research methodology -- Aging men's embodied selves : rethinking aging men's relationships with their changing bodies -- An historical and cultural analysis of aging men's sexualities in the UK -- Learning to live with parkinson's and an 'unpredictable body' as an aging man : an investigation into age, masculine identity and disability -- The challenges and opportunities of aging men's spousal caregiving in the UK -- Learning the hidden skills of staying alive : how do some aging working class men survive the processes of aging? -- Exploring aging men's embodied and social agency in a free market economy context -- Towards an ambiguous, bodily fragmented standpoint on aging men -- References

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Text of Note

This book challenges prevailing negative representations of aging men, which often revolve around a vision of inevitable decline due to retirement from the labour market. It offers an in-depth exploration of their lived, embodied experiences that takes advantage of extended interviews and commentaries. The diversity of aging men's experiences are investigated and include: different levels of physical competence; coming to terms with Parkinson's disease; the sexual practices of heterosexual and homosexual aging men; the caring strategies of aging male caregivers looking after their chronically ill partners, and; the survival strategies of ethnically diverse and working class men. Exploring Aging Masculinities reveals that the aging process can provoke changes in the masculine identities of older men. The loss of social power and status, physical capacity and sexual potency in some aging men often leads to critical reassessment, life review and transitions. This book will be of great interest to those working in the sociology of aging and social policy, as well as professionals working with older men

Title

Exploring aging masculinities.

International Standard Book Number

1137527560

Aging-- Great Britain

Lifestyles-- Great Britain

Masculinity-- Great Britain

Older men-- Great Britain-- Psychology

SOC-- 020000

SOC-- 031000

Class number

Jackson, David,1940-

Ohio Library and Information Network

Date of Transaction

20180511030401.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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