کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1082212 950820 2007 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
“I've been independent for so damn long!”: Independence, masculinity and aging in a help seeking context
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب سالمندان و علم پیری شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
“I've been independent for so damn long!”: Independence, masculinity and aging in a help seeking context
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper draws on semi-structured interviews conducted with 36 older men to examine how older men's understandings of independence relate to their help seeking behaviours and health service use. We argue that discourses of masculinity and successful aging are both represented in men's talk about independence. Recognising that these discourses are intertwined is important for understanding how older men seek help and use health services. We outline the practice and policy implications of viewing older men's help seeking behaviours in this way, and how it might be useful for promoting older men's health.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Aging Studies - Volume 21, Issue 4, December 2007, Pages 325–335
نویسندگان
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