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| Type: | Journal article |
| Title: | 'I've been independent for so damn long!': Independence, masculinity and aging in a help seeking context |
| Author: | Smith, J. Braunack-Mayer, A. Wittert, G. Warin, M. |
| Citation: | Journal of Aging Studies, 2007; 21(4):325-335 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science Inc |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| ISSN: | 0890-4065 1879-193X |
| Statement of Responsibility: | James A. Smith, Annette Braunack-Mayer, Gary Wittert and Megan Warin |
| Abstract: | 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. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Description: | Copyright © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jaging.2007.05.004 |
| Description (link): | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/620198/description#description |
| Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2007.05.004 |
| Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Medicine publications |
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