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UNINA9910822252303321 |
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Titolo |
Aging men, masculinities and modern medicine / / edited by Antje Kampf, Barbara L. Marshall and Alan Petersen |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-17333-1 |
0-203-08137-4 |
1-136-17334-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness ; ; 3 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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KampfAntje |
MarshallBarbara L |
PetersenAlan R., Ph. D. |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Older men - Health and hygiene |
Aging |
Masculinity |
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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 at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Aging men, masculinities and modern medicine: An introduction; PART I Rethinking concepts: historical perspectives; 1 Aging, embodiment and the negotiation of the Third and Fourth Ages; 2 Testosterone and the pharmaceuticalization of male aging; 3 'There is a person here': Rethinking age(ing), gender and prostate cancer; PART II Scientific and health discourses on aging men; 4 Aging men: Resisting and endorsing medicalization |
5 The vicissitudes of 'healthy aging': The experiences of older migrant men in a rural Australian community6 What a difference a gay makes: The constitution of the 'older gay man'; PART III Aging, sexualities and identities; 7 Decreasing erectile function and age-appropriate masculinities in Mexico; 8 Enhancing masculinity and sexuality in later life through modern medicine: Experiences of polygynous Yoruba men in southwest Nigeria; 9 'I haven't died yet': Navigating masculinity, aging and andropause in Turkey; PART IV Care work; 10 Older men: |
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The health and caring paradox |
11 Aging men, masculinity and Alzheimer's: Caretaking and caregiving in the new millenniumIndex |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Aging Men, Masculinities and Modern Medicine explores the multiple socio-historical contexts surrounding men's aging bodies in modern medicine from a global perspective. The first of its kind, it investigates the interrelated aspects of aging, masculinities and biomedicine, allowing for a timely reconsideration of the conceptualisation of aging men within the recent explosion of social science studies on men's health and biotechnologies including anti-aging perspectives. This book discusses both healthy and diseased states of aging men in medical practices, bringing together |
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