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Older Men's Lives.

In this multidisciplinary portrait of men and their concerns in later life, the contributors use both a life course and gendered perspective to point out that the image and self-image of men are continually reconstructed throughout the life cycle. Issues examined include: the position of older men i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thompson, Edward H. H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1994.
Colección:SAGE Series on Men and Masculinity.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1
  • Older Men as Invisible Men in Contemporary Society; Chapter 2
  • "Successful Aging" and Psychosocial Well-Being: Evidence from a 45-Year Study; Chapter 3
  • The Work-Oriented Culture: Success and Power in Elderly Men; Chapter 4
  • Development and Pathology in Postparental Men: A Community Study; Chapter 5
  • Faith Development in Older Men; Chapter 6
  • Masculine Identity from Work to Retirement; Chapter 7
  • A Gender Analysis of Older Men's Sexuality: Social, Psychological, and Biological Dimensions.
  • Chapter 8
  • A Typology of Orientations Toward Household and Marital Roles of Older Men and WomenChapter 9
  • Older Men's Friendship Patterns; Chapter 10
  • Men's Ties to Siblings in Old Age: Contributing Factors to Availability and Quality; Chapter 11
  • Older Men as Fathers and Grandfathers; Chapter 12
  • Older Men and the Family Caregiving Orientation; Chapter 13
  • Making Gender Visible in Public Policy; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Authors.