{"product_id":"aging-men-masculinities-and-modern-medicine-paperback","title":"Aging Men, Masculinities and Modern Medicine - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntje Kampf\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBarbara L. Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlan Petersen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAging Men, Masculinities and Modern Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses both healthy and diseased states of aging men in medical practices, bringing together theoretical and empirical conceptualisations. Divided into four parts it covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHistorical epistemology of aging, bodies and masculinity and the way in which the social sciences have theorised the aging body and gender. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaterial practices and processes by which biotechnology, medical assemblages and men's aging bodies relate to concepts of health and illness. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAging experience and its impact upon male sexuality and identity. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe importance of men's roles and identities in care-giving situations and medical practices. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlighting how aging men's bodies serve as trajectories for understanding wider issues of masculinity, and the way in which men's social status and men's roles are made in medical cultures, this innovative volume offers a multidisciplinary dialogue between sociology of health and illness, anthropology of the body and gender studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntje Kampf\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a Junior Professorship for the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine (Gender Aspects) at the School of Medicine of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara L. Marshall is Professor of Sociology at Trent University, Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Petersen is Professor of Sociology, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52705901445427,"sku":"9781138960251","price":131.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OTlwdExaTkxLeU9idi9lYXRicXZVdz09.webp?v=1763391573","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/aging-men-masculinities-and-modern-medicine-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}