Viagra: Medical technology constructing aging masculinity

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-97

  Gross, Gregory ^a   Blundo, Robert ^b  

^a College of St Rose ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bodies; Cultural expectations; Masculinity; Men; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 14944344499     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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