Older men's lives / / edited by Edward H. Thompson, Jr
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| Titolo: |
Older men's lives / / edited by Edward H. Thompson, Jr
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| Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1994 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 275 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina: | 305.31 |
| Soggetto topico: | Older men - United States - Social conditions |
| Older men - United States - Psychology | |
| Altri autori: |
ThompsonEdward H
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Older men's lives |
| ISBN: | 0-8039-5080-2 |
| 1-322-42084-X | |
| 1-4522-5502-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821175003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
SAGE Series on Men and Masculinity