"No Sissy Stuff": Towards a theory of masculinity and emotional expression in older widowed men

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-356

  Bennett, Kate M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Emotion; Male; Masculinity; Widowhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048972604     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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