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Author Quaglia, Valeria, author.

Title Wounded masculinities : men, health, and chronic illness / Valeria Quaglia
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 202 pages) : color illustrations
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The Current Context of Men's Health and Illness -- 3. Researching Diabetic Men -- 4. Negotiating Masculinity Through Technology and Self-Tracking Practices -- 5. From Uncertainty to Resilience: Reformulating Masculinity Through Endurance Training and Sport -- 6. "I have never considered myself as sick": Constructing Masculinity Through Mismanagement of Diabetes -- 7. Dance, Music, and Workout: Doing Masculinities in Men's Digital Diabetes Narratives on TikTok -- 8. Conclusions
Summary This book contributes to the emerging field of men's health studies, delving into how men incorporate, adapt, negotiate, or reject health care practices to perform masculinities in social interactions. By moving beyond the simplistic association between men, masculinity and the adoption of 'risky' or 'unhealthy' practices, this book draws from recent critical perspectives on the study of men's health, seeking to challenge and problematize the relationship between masculinities and health. The text presents original empirical findings derived from qualitative and digital research examining the different ways in which men (re)negotiate their masculinities after the onset of a chronic illness, focusing on diabetes as a strategic case study. Living with a chronic illness implies that those gender practices that are usually taken for granted suddenly become unachievable and impose a reconfiguration of the masculine self, as well as a negotiation of the very meaning of masculinity. The volume aims to critically examine this interactive process of (re)negotiation, while also reflecting on men, masculinities and their health on a more general level. This book serves as a valuable resource for students and scholars in social sciences working on the intersection of gender and health, as well as for health professionals seeking a deeper understanding of the connection between men, gender and health
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 20, 2023)
Subject Men -- Health and hygiene.
Men's health services.
Chronic diseases -- Social aspects
Chronic diseases -- Psychological aspects.
Masculinity -- Psychological aspects
Men -- Diseases.
Health behavior.
Diabetics -- Care -- Case studies
Chronic diseases.
Men.
Diabetes.
Chronic Disease
Men
Men's Health
Masculinity
Health Behavior
Diabetes Mellitus
men (male humans)
Chronic diseases -- Psychological aspects.
Chronic diseases -- Social aspects.
Diabetics -- Care.
Health behavior.
Men -- Diseases.
Men -- Health and hygiene.
Men's health services.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 3031444361
9783031444364