scholarly journals SOCIAL CHANGE, SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND COHORTS: CONTEXTUALIZING MEN'S HEALTH IN LATER LIFE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S213-S213
Author(s):  
Jessica Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Research links men’s health to their participation in, and access to, social institutions such as marriage, education, and work. However, these institutions have undergone significant social change in the past century, altering their scope and influence on men’s health. We tie together several important concepts from sociology and gerontology to provide an explanatory framework for older men’s differential health profiles within and between cohorts, and over time. First, we address the gendered life course which are the structural and social arrangements that create distinctive experiences over the life course for men and women. Second, we employ the concept of cohort analysis to capture social changes in the institutionalized life course. Finally, we utilize the cumulative dis/advantage framework to help understand within-cohort differentiation in health status as men age. Taken together, we can better understand health, longevity, and disability profiles for older men and how these have shifted over time.

scholarly journals “I AM a Man”: Manhood, Minority Men’s Health and Health Equity

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek M. Griffith, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Over Time

<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To consider how manhood is a key social determinant of minority men’s health.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This commentary explicates how manhood intersects with other determinants of health to shape minority men’s stress responses, health behaviors and health outcomes across the life course.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Manhood, which perpetu­ally needs to be proven, is an aspirational identity that is defined by the intersection of age, race/ethnicity and other identities. Mi­nority men seek to and successfully embody US-cultural and ethnic-specific aspects of manhood in their daily lives by engaging in behaviors that constantly reaffirm their gen­der identity through a complex internal and social calculus that varies by intra-personal characteristics and context. Manhood and health are relational constructs that highlight how the salience of masculinities are shaped by perceived and actual social norms and expectations. A life course perspective adds a framework for considering how some gendered beliefs, goals and behaviors change over time while others remain static. Three life course frameworks highlight dif­ferent mechanisms through which minority men’s life experiences and physiological and behavioral responses to gendered social norms, beliefs and expectations become embodied as premature mortality and other health outcomes over the life course.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Manhood represents an impor­tant lens to understand how minority men’s identities, goals and priorities affect their health, yet the role of manhood in minority men’s health is understudied and under­developed. To achieve health equity, it is critical to consider how manhood shapes minority men’s lives and health across the life course, and to address how man­hood affects gendered and non-gendered mechanisms and pathways that explain minority men’s health over time. <em>Ethn Dis. </em>2015;25(3):287-293.</p>

scholarly journals Gay Men’s Health and Identity: Social Change and the Life Course

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip L. Hammack ◽  
David M. Frost ◽  
Ilan H. Meyer ◽  
David R. Pletta
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Gay Men’S Health ◽  
The Life Course

scholarly journals Life Course Effects of Socioeconomic and Lifestyle Factors on Metabolic Syndrome and 10-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwan Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen-Mao Liao ◽  
Chih-Ming Lin
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Over Time

The objective of the study was to explore the dynamic effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and lifestyle behaviors on the risks of metabolic syndrome (MS) or cardiovascular disease (CVD) in life course. The data of 12,825 subjects (6616 males and 6209 females) who underwent repeated examinations and answered repeated questionnaires from 2006 to 2014 at the Major Health Screening Center in Taiwan, was collected and analyzed. The trajectory of trends in the subjects’ SES and lifestyle mobility over time was observed, and the effects of factors with potential impacts on health were tested and analyzed using multiple logistic regression and a generalized estimated equation model. A 10% increase in MS prevalence was observed over the nine-year period. The average Framingham CVD score for people with MS was estimated to be about 1.4% (SD = 1.5%). Except for middle-aged women, marriage was found to raise the risk of CVD, whereas increasing education and work promotions independently reduced CVD risk for the majority of subjects. However, the risk of CVD was raised by half for young men who had a job or lost a job in comparison to continuously unemployed young men. Physical activity was only found to be advantageous for disease prevention in those aged less than 40 years; increased exercise levels were useless for reducing CVD risk among older men. Alcohol drinking and betel chewing caused increased CVD risk in the old and young subjects, respectively, whereas vegetarian diets and vitamin C/E intake were helpful in preventing CVD, even if those habits were ceased in later life. For middle-aged women, getting sufficient sleep reduced CVD risk. We concluded that SES and lifestyle behaviors may have different effects on health over time, among various populations. Accordingly, suggestions can be provided to healthcare workers in designing health promotion courses for people at different life stages.

scholarly journals Military Service and Men's Health Trajectories in Later Life

2010 ◽  
Vol 65B (6) ◽  
pp. 744-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Wilmoth ◽  
A. S. London ◽  
W. M. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Health Trajectories

scholarly journals The Representation of Masculinity in Men's Health Magazine on Advertisements

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Mohamad Ramdhan ◽  
Lisetyo Ariyanti ◽  
Laily Maulida Septiana Harti
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Visual Images ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Process Material ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Advertisements become engaging media to introduce and promote products. Men as masculine creation become one of interesting visual to represent the product and engage the target market. This study aims to discuss the visual and linguistic elements in the advertisements. In addition, this study reveals the interplay of those elements to make meaning and masculinity portrayal in the advertisements. The data are Nivea Crème, Pond’s face wash, Versace Eros perfume, and Skechers shoes. The theory used in this study is visual images by Kress and van Leeuwen (2006) and SF-MDA by Halliday and Matthiessen (2004), supported Generic Structured Potential by Cheong’s framework (2004). This research used the descriptive qualitative method. Therefore, it is in the form of words, sentences, and images. The result of this study indicates that the representation of masculinity is changing over time. Masculinity portrayal such as stylish, independence, actives in sport, and character such as adventurous, strong, calm, muscular body are found in the data. The producer uses process material with goal, attributive, circumstance to represent the product to the targeted market.

scholarly journals The Impact of Fatherhood on Men’s Health and Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-91
Author(s):  
Milton Kotelchuck
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Parental Gender ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Health And Development ◽  
The Life Course

AbstractFatherhood has a direct and substantial impact on men’s physical, mental and social health, and sense of paternal generativity over their life course. This chapter, the second of a pair in this volume, explores the bidirectional impact of fatherhood on men’s health in the perinatal period. It pulls together a scattered fatherhood literature and articulates six broad pathways by which fatherhood could potentially impact on men’s health and development, both positively and negatively. This systematic exploration represents a new focus for the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) field, especially in addressing the perinatal time period, a time not usually thought of as impacting on men’s health. This chapter attempts to establish a firmer scientific knowledge base and rationale to support new, targeted perinatal fatherhood health programs, policies, and research. Hopefully, these will also further contribute to the growing efforts to expand men’s and women’s parental gender role expectations and equity, and enhance the parenting health and men’s health movements. Similar to the dual orientation of the women’s preconception health initiatives, earlier, healthier, and more actively engaged fatherhood should lead to both improved reproductive and infant health outcomes and men’s own improved health across the life course.

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SOCIAL CHANGE IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN THE XX CENTURE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laziza ALIMOVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Korean Women ◽  
Korean Society ◽  
Joseon Dynasty ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
The Republic

The article is devoted to the study of social changes in South Korea in the twentieth century. It is noted that Confucian traditions have been preserved in modern Korean society since the Joseon Dynasty and continue to influence the political and social institutions of modern Korea. The article analyzes how various models of social change have influenced the position of Korean women. A number of issues are considered, including the position of women in traditional society, the role of women and their contribution to revolutionary changes in society.

Social Determinants of Men’s Health Across the Life Course

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 422-422
Author(s):  
Roland Thorpe ◽  
Keith Whitfield
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Black Men ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Religious Service ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Negative Interactions

Abstract There is a paucity of research focusing on the complex interaction between social, behavioral, biological, and psychosocial factors, and health outcomes among men. This symposium contains a collection of papers that discuss some key social determinants of health (SDOH) that can provide insights to advance our understanding of men’s health and aging across the life course. Dawn will discuss the Stroke Counseling for Risk Reduction (SCORRE) intervention designed to increase awareness, risk perceptions, and health behaviors to reduce stroke risk in African Americans. Findings suggest tailoring the intervention to the needs and preferences of young African American men. Archibald and colleagues seek to determine if race differences in allostatic load (AL) among adult men vary by age. Black men 45-64 had a higher AL score (PR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.02, 1.28) than White men. Skipper and colleagues used a grounded theory approach to examine the negative interactions of 35 religious middle and old age Black men. Analyses reveal that church-related negative interactions broadly fall within the following themes: (1) ageism within intergenerational churches, (2) people are messy, and (3) issues with leadership. Bruce and colleagues examine the association between religious service attendance and mortality among Black men. Participants who attended at least once per week were 18% less likely to die than their peers who did not attend a religious service at all (HR 0.82; 95% CI 0.68-0.99). These presentations collectively will bolster our knowledge on key SDOH among men across the life course.

scholarly journals Advancing Racial/Ethnic Minority Men's Health Using a Life Course Approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD ◽  
O. Kenrik Duru, MD, MS ◽  
Carl V. Hill, PhD, MPH
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Guest Editorial ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Life Course Approach ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Guest Editorial. <em>Ethn Dis.</em> 2015;25(3):241-244

scholarly journals LINKING FAMILY TRANSITIONS AND LATER-LIFE DEPRESSION: DOES LIFE-COURSE SOCIOECONOMIC STANDING MATTER?

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S576-S577
Author(s):  
Claudia Recksiedler ◽  
Boris Cheval ◽  
Stefan Sieber ◽  
Robert S Stawski ◽  
Stephane Cullati
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Single Women ◽  
Family Transitions ◽  
Early Life Adversity ◽  
Marital Transitions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Research documented the impact of marital transitions—particularly marital loss—on depression in old age, yet its severity depends multiple factors. Individuals’ capability to cope with transitions depends on available resources and previous exposure to stressors, such as early-life adversity, which buffers or aggravates the impact of marital transitions on later-life depression. Although studies documented the pivotal link between early-life adversity and negative health trajectories, our study is the first attempt to examine whether early-life adversity influences the relationship between prospectively-tracked, later-life marital transitions and depression. We drew data from SHARE, which samples individuals aged 50+ across Europe (N = 13,258; 2004-2016). Using multilevel linear models, we found that women who became widowed had higher levels of depression compared to coupled and single women, but experienced lower increases in depression over time. After adjusting for early-life and adulthood SES, losing a partner remained significantly associated with depression. Life-course SES was associated with levels of depression, yet interactions between marital transitions and SES were not, with some exceptions: single women who reported difficulties in their ability to make ends meet experience higher increases of depression over time. Overall, results were similar for men. Interactions between family transitions and SES were again not significant, with a few exceptions for single men: those born in more childhood conditions, and those with high education, had lower levels of depression. We interpret and discuss our findings through the lens of life-course and stress-resiliency perspectives and in light of changing family dynamics for this age group.

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