Images of old men's masculinity: Still a man?

Sex Roles

Volumn 55, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 633-648

  Thompson Jr , Edward H ^a  

^a Center for Interdisciplinary Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Later life masculinities; Old men; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845603055     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9119-7     Document Type: Article

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