'I don't really have any issue with masculinity': Older Canadian men's perceptions and experiences of embodied masculinity
'I don't really have any issue with masculinity': Older Canadian men's perceptions and experiences of embodied masculinity
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jaging.2018.01.003
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发表时间：
2018-06-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Lefkowich, Maya
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作者：
Clarke, Laura Hurd;Lefkowich, Maya
文章探讨了加拿大老年男性认为什么是阳刚之气的定义，他们如何评价自己的阳刚之气相对于他们的定义，以及他们如何以及为什么使用特定形式的身体工作，以应对老化和他们的理解阳刚之气。数据来自对29名65-89岁社区居民的定性访谈。在我们的研究中，男性定义了男性气质与女性气质和同性恋的关系，并确定了男性气质的三个标志，即：体力，领导力和男子气概。虽然男性倾向于强调他们对自己的男性身份感到安全，但有些人承认，他们在偏好的活动、身体特征或个人品质方面偏离了社会对男性气质的定义。许多男性还认为，衰老以及随之而来的身体和社会变化对他们继续保持男性化的能力构成了威胁。为了减缓或纠正被认为破坏或削弱其男子气概的身体变化，这些男性从事锻炼和/或正在使用或考虑药物干预，如伟哥和西力士。我们讨论了我们的研究结果的阳刚之气的文学和年龄关系的理论。
The article explores what older Canadian men consider to be the definition of masculinity, how they evaluate their own masculinity relative to their definition, and how and why they use particular forms of body work in response to aging and their understandings of masculinity. Data are presented from qualitative interviews with 29 community-dwelling men aged 65-89. The men in our study defined masculinity relationally with femininity and homosexuality and identified three hallmarks of masculinity, namely: physical strength, leadership, and virility. While the men tended to emphasize that they were secure in their own masculine identities, some conceded that they diverged from societal definitions of masculinity with respect to their preferred activities, physical attributes, or personal qualities. Many of the men also perceived that aging and the accompanying physical and social changes were threats to their continued ability to be masculine. In an effort to slow down or redress bodily changes that were perceived to be undermining or diminishing their masculinity, the men engaged in exercise and/or were using or considering pharmaceutical interventions such as Viagra and Cialis. We discuss our findings in light of the masculinity literature and age relations theorizing.