Male ageing: which old age are we talking about?

<p>This paper aims to understand the configurations regarding male ageing and how the gender relationships influence its construction, from a descriptive and qualitative study. The findings indicate the impact of retirement on male ageing, the extension of its social network from the participa...

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Main Authors: Ingrid Rochelle Rêgo Nogueira, Adriana de Oliveira Alcântara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Kairós Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/21203
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Summary:<p>This paper aims to understand the configurations regarding male ageing and how the gender relationships influence its construction, from a descriptive and qualitative study. The findings indicate the impact of retirement on male ageing, the extension of its social network from the participation in actions aimed at this segment and to the supremacy of families whose responsibility for economic support is borne by the elderly.</p> <p> </p>
ISSN:1516-2567
2176-901X