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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821175003321

Titolo

Older men's lives / / edited by Edward H. Thompson, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1994

ISBN

0-8039-5080-2

1-322-42084-X

1-4522-5502-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 275 p.) : ill

Collana

Research on men and masculinities series ; ; 6

Altri autori (Persone)

ThompsonEdward H

Disciplina

305.31

Soggetti

Older men - United States - Social conditions

Older men - United States - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

Issues examined in this book include: the position of older men in society and the changes wrought in their status and roles over time; men's relationships to spouse, children, grandchildren and friends; and policy implications.