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Maturing Masculinities : Aging, Chronic Illness, and Viagra in Mexico /

Based on interviews with male patients in a urology clinic in Cuernavaca, Maturing Masculinities offers an exploration of how older men in urban Mexico incorporate aging and decreasing erectile function into their conceptions of themselves as men.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wentzell, Emily A., 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: changing bodies and masculinities in post-Viagra mexico
  • Mexicanness, machismo, and maturity in composite masculinities
  • Sex, relationships and masculinities
  • Chronic illnesses as composite problems
  • Rejecting ED drugs
  • Medical ED treatment in context
  • Conclusion: cultural change over time in responses to erectile difficulty.