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Aging men, masculinities and modern medicine / / edited by Antje Kampf, Barbara L. Marshall and Alan Petersen



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Titolo: Aging men, masculinities and modern medicine / / edited by Antje Kampf, Barbara L. Marshall and Alan Petersen Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
Disciplina: 613/.04234
Soggetto topico: Older men - Health and hygiene
Aging
Masculinity
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: KampfAntje  
MarshallBarbara L  
PetersenAlan R., Ph. D.  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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: The health and caring paradox
11 Aging men, masculinity and Alzheimer's: Caretaking and caregiving in the new millenniumIndex
Sommario/riassunto: 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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ISBN: 0-203-08137-4
1-136-17334-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910462952703321
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Serie: Routledge studies in the sociology of health and illness ; ; 3.