Feminist gerontology and old men
Feminist gerontology and old men
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/59.6.s305
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发表时间：
2004-11-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Calasanti, T
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作者：
Calasanti, T
本文概述了女性主义老年学，并展示了它对权力关系的关注如何深入了解那些处于不利地位的人的生活，以及那些因社会不平等而享有特权的人。为了说明后者，我讨论女性主义老年学如何可能检查老人，以健康为例的主题。例如，在青年和中年保持特权的安排可能导致老年人健康状况不佳。这些男子气概的做法包括与其他男子竞争时的身体风险，忽视社交网络和医疗保健，以及避免任何情绪紧张的自我报告。然而，随着其对多样性的关注，女权主义老年学也强调，成年，老龄化和健康的经验因一个人在不平等网络中的位置而异。
This article outlines feminist gerontology and shows how its focus on power relations lends insight into the lives of those people disadvantaged by them as well as the people privileged by social inequalities. To illustrate the latter, I discuss how feminist gerontology might examine old men, using the topic of health as an example. For instance, arrangements that maintain privilege in young adulthood and middle age can lead to poor health in old age. These practices of masculinity include physical risk in competition with other men, neglect of social networks and medical care, and avoidance of any self-report of emotional strain. However, with its focus on diversity, feminist gerontology also emphasizes that experiences of manhood, aging, and health vary by one's location in a network of inequalities.