This book provides a rich, multidimensional analysis of how prostate cancer is lived, treated, and perceived by different actors through the stages of care, rehabilitation, and recovery. Furthermore, it focuses on how side effects, such as urinary leakage and impotence, affects the construction of masculinity. Though the book foregrounds men treated for prostate cancer, it also includes the voices of partners and health care professionals, such as urologists, contact nurses, and sexual health counsellors. The focus is on both phenomenological aspects of prostate cancerâhow the disease affects menâs self-perception and lifestyleâand on sociological aspectsâthat is, how gender and masculinity are understood and negotiated in social situations/interactions. Situated within the field of critical studies on men and masculinity the book engages in an intersectional analysis of the relationship between prostate cancer, class, and ageing masculinities, as well as providing an analysis of the complex relational triad created when voices of treated men, their partners, and health care professionals are brought together.
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1. Men and Their Health.-Â 2. The Cultural History of the Prostate.- 3. Narratives of Prostate Cancer: The Social Triad.- 4. Leaking Bodies, Sexual Health, and Masculinity.- 5. Coping Strategies and the Emotionology of Masculinity.- 6. Partners Care, Couplehood, and Intimate Life.- 7. The Care Apparatus and Healthcare Professionals at Work.- 8. Conclusion: Sexual Health and Ageing Prostate Cancer Masculinities.-Â 9. Methodology and Method.
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This book provides a rich, multidimensional analysis of how prostate cancer is lived, treated, and perceived by different actors through the stages of care, rehabilitation, and recovery. Furthermore, it focuses on how side effects, such as urinary leakage and impotence, affects the construction of masculinity. Though the book foregrounds men treated for prostate cancer, it also includes the voices of partners and health care professionals, such as urologists, contact nurses, and sexual health counsellors. The focus is on both phenomenological aspects of prostate cancerâhow the disease affects menâs self-perception and lifestyleâand on sociological aspectsâthat is, how gender and masculinity are understood and negotiated in social situations/interactions. Situated within the field of critical studies on men and masculinity the book engages in an intersectional analysis of the relationship between prostate cancer, class, and ageing masculinities, as well as providing an analysis of the complex relational triad created when voices of treated men, their partners, and health care professionals are brought together.
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âSurviving prostate cancer is an embodied experience impacting a manâs sense of self. But by interviewing men, their partners, and health care providers, this important book shows that treatment and its aftereffects are complexly intertwined with how those people close to a man frame masculinity and other intersectional aspects of the subjectâan important contribution to reimagining prostate cancer treatment.â (Ericka Johnson, Professor of Gender and Society, LinkĂśping University, Sweden)
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Outlines the perspectives of men, their partners and professionals Takes a comprehensive approach to prostate cancer, its treatment and side-effects Relates prostate cancer to issues of masculinity, intimacy and sexual health
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ISBN
9783031530388
Publisert
2024-02-19
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Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
Research, P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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