Journal article
Grandfatherhood: shifting masculinities in later life
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Drawing on qualitative interview data, this article examines how grandfatherhood relates to the assertion and transformation of masculinities in later life. Recent attention to ageing and masculinities has identified how older men are challenged to succeed in maintaining connections to hegemonic masculinity in light of altered family and life circumstances. We consider men’s engagement with grandfatherhood as a means for so doing, illustrating how men make sense of the role through continuity...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 319.7KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1177/0038038515572586
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- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
- Journal:
- Sociology More from this journal
- Volume:
- 50
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 594-610
- Publication date:
- 2015-03-19
- DOI:
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1469-8684
- ISSN:
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0038-0385
Item Description
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English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:597661
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uuid:7f4a4bc3-3a4e-453c-95cf-a2026c57702d
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pubs:597661
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597661
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2019-07-23
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- Copyright holder:
- Mann et al
- Copyright date:
- 2015
- Notes:
- © The Author(s) 2015. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from SAGE Publications at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038515572586
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