Finding ways of improving the health and wellbeing of older men is an important challenge
for public health. This review aimed to assess evidence for the effects of Men's Sheds and …

Etiological models of the development of eating disorders among midlife and aging men are
lacking. The present study provides a review and integration of existing theoretical …

Body dissatisfaction can be significantly detrimental to wellbeing. Little is known about older
adults' body image, despite the fact that ageing causes unique bodily changes and that …

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Men's bodies and body image have attracted increasing attention from researchers and
popular press journalists during the past decade. Arguably, Western culture tends to identify …

Does the cultural blueprint for “being a man” direct older men into patterns of conduct and
emotions similar to younger men? In the absence of cultural guidelines for aging as a man …

Although past research indicates gay and bisexual men are more concerned with
muscularity than their heterosexual counterparts, studies investigating psychosocial factors …

Recent studies have demonstrated that men's body dissatisfaction is rising and that
traditional masculine ideology may have a significant impact on the development of male …

Men, Masculinities, and Aging introduces readers to the gendered nature of aging men's
lives. Edward H. Thompson, noted for his work on men and aging, explores the intersections …

Objectives. This article reports on the gendered experience of Parkinson's disease (PD).
Data derived from 15 months of ethnographic study among community-dwelling older adults …