| Description |
xii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Research on men and masculinities series ; 6 |
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Research on men and masculinities series ; 6
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| Contents |
Foreword / Michael S. Kimmel -- 1. Older Men as Invisible Men in Contemporary Society / Edward H. Thompson, Jr. -- 2. "Successful Aging" and Psychosocial Well-Being: Evidence From a 45-Year Study / George E. Vaillant -- 3. The Work-Oriented Culture: Success and Power in Elderly Men / Kenneth Solomon and Peggy A. Szwabo -- 4. Development and Pathology in Postparental Men: A Community Study / David Gutmann and Margaret Hellie Huyck -- 5. Faith Development in Older Men / Barbara Pittard Payne -- 6. Masculine Identity From Work to Retirement / Theodore J. Gradman -- 7. A Gender Analysis of Older Men's Sexuality: Social, Psychological, and Biological Dimensions /William Marsiglio and Richard A. Greer -- 8. A Typology of Orientations Toward Household and Marital Roles of Older Men and Women / Pat M. Keith -- 9. Older Men's Friendship Patterns / Rebecca G. Adams --10. Men's Ties to Siblings in Old Age: Contributing Factors to Availability and Quality / Sarah H. Matthews |
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11. Older Men as Fathers and Grandfathers / Jeanne L. Thomas -- 12. Older Men and the Family Caregiving Orientation / Lenard W. Kaye and Jeffrey S. Applegate -- 13. Making Gender Visible in Public Policy / Judith G. Gonyea |
| Summary |
"The first comprehensive exploration on the subject of older men, Older Men's Lives offers a multidisciplinary portrait of men and their concerns in later life. Using both a life course and gendered perspective, the contributors to this collection of original articles point out that the image and self-image of men are continuously reconstructed over the life cycle. They examine older men's position in saciety and the changes wrought in their status and roles over time. Their relationships with their spouses, children, grandchildren, and friends are also explored, as are policy implications of a gendered, life cycle view of masculinities. This volume also discusses faith development in older men, masculine identities from work to retirement, older men's sexuality, and older men's friendship patterns. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Older men -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Older men -- Social networks -- United States.
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Middle-aged men.
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Older men -- United States -- Psychology.
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Older men.
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Aged.
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Men.
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Social Conditions.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
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United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Author |
Thompson, Edward H., Jr., 1945-
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| LC no. |
94007209 |
| ISBN |
0803950802 |
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0803950810 |
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