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UNINA9910821175003321 |
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Titolo |
Older men's lives / / edited by Edward H. Thompson, Jr |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1994 |
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ISBN |
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0-8039-5080-2 |
1-322-42084-X |
1-4522-5502-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 275 p.) : ill |
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Collana |
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Research on men and masculinities series ; ; 6 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Older men - United States - Social conditions |
Older men - United States - Psychology |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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