Age and embodied masculinities: Midlife gay and heterosexual men talk about their bodies

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 225-232

  Lodge, Amy C ^a   Umberson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bodies; Gender; Masculinities; Midlife; Sexual orientation; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876702164     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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