Aging masculinities in the countryside: a qualitative investigation of rural Chinese older men

被引:1
作者
Liu, Yanping [1 ,3 ]
Zhu, Wenyi [2 ]
机构
[1] Honghe Univ, Dept Psychol, Mengzi City, Yunnan, Peoples R China
[2] Honghe Hlth Vocat Coll, Dept Clin & Publ Hlth, Mengzi City, Peoples R China
[3] Honghe Univ, Dept Psychol, Mengzi City, Peoples R China
关键词
Aging masculinity; life stories; narrative temporality; older men; rural china; SDG 5: gender equality; HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY; LIFE; REMINISCENCE; HEALTH;
D O I
10.1080/0966369X.2023.2286437
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
Aging brings challenges for masculinity construction affecting older men in the countryside. The investigation of what and how rural older men negotiate their gendered identities in contemporary fast-changing societies contributes to the knowledge of aging masculinities. Taking a life-course perspective, this study explores how a group of rural Chinese older men negotiate masculinities and make sense of their aging lives. Twelve older men in a village located in southwest China participated in this study. We conducted individual semi-structured interviews with the participants and collected their life stories which were audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded following a thematic analysis approach. Analysis of the data suggests that rural Chinese older men created a having/being masculine plot while describing their transitions of family roles from providers to becoming helpers across their life courses. They struggled to maintain a sense of control when facing loss and vulnerability in later life and gendered norms in rural China contributed to their masculinity images. We discussed how the findings of this study, particularly intergenerational relations and narrative temporality in the construction of masculinities in later adulthood, contribute to both the research and practices regarding aging masculinities in rural areas.
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页码:817 / 836
页数:20
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