Men ’s sheds: the perceived health and wellbeing benefits
Working with Older People,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 101-110, June 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore older men ’s perceptions of the health and wellbeing benefits of participating in men’s sheds. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative semi-structured interviews with eight men aged 65 and over from men’s sheds in London. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed by hand, and analysis was conduct ed through coding of the transcripts. Findings The results of this study suggested that men’s sheds improved older men’s perceived level of social interaction, men’s outlook, led to self-report...
Source: Working with Older People - November 20, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Ageing, gender politics and masculinities: reflections on collective memory work with older men
Working with Older People,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 93-100, June 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the process of participating in a long-term collective memory work group of older men, focusing on the making/unmaking of older men and masculinities, and the potential of memory work with older men. Design/methodology/approach Participant review and reflection on collective memory work with a group of older men. Findings Collective memory work provides a novel way to explore ageing, gendering, men, and masculinities. Its potential for working with older men is examined critically in relation to gende...
Source: Working with Older People - November 20, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Ageing, gender politics and masculinities: reflections on collective memory work with older men
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the process of participating in a long-term collective memory work group of older men, focusing on the making/unmaking of older men and masculinities, and the potential of memory work with older men. Design/methodology/approach Participant review and reflection on collective memory work with a group of older men. Findings Collective memory work provides a novel way to explore ageing, gendering, men, and masculinities. Its potential for working with older men is examined critically in relation to gender politics, power and (in)e...
Source: Working with Older People - November 20, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Men ’s sheds: the perceived health and wellbeing benefits
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore older men ’s perceptions of the health and wellbeing benefits of participating in men’s sheds. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative semi-structured interviews with eight men aged 65 and over from men’s sheds in London. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed by hand, and analysis was conduct ed through coding of the transcripts. Findings The results of this study suggested that men’s sheds improved older men’s perceived level of social interaction, men’s outlook, led to self-reported improvements in depressio...
Source: Working with Older People - November 20, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Ageing, gender politics and masculinities: reflections on collective memory work with older men
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the process of participating in a long-term collective memory work group of older men, focusing on the making/unmaking of older men and masculinities, and the potential of memory work with older men. Design/methodology/approach Participant review and reflection on collective memory work with a group of older men. Findings Collective memory work provides a novel way to explore ageing, gendering, men, and masculinities. Its potential for working with older men is examined critically in relation to gender politics, power and (in)e...
Source: Working with Older People - November 20, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Men ’s sheds: the perceived health and wellbeing benefits
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore older men ’s perceptions of the health and wellbeing benefits of participating in men’s sheds. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative semi-structured interviews with eight men aged 65 and over from men’s sheds in London. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed by hand, and analysis was conduct ed through coding of the transcripts. Findings The results of this study suggested that men’s sheds improved older men’s perceived level of social interaction, men’s outlook, led to self-reported improvements in depressio...
Source: Working with Older People - November 20, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
“I’m missing out and I think I have something to give”: experiences of older involuntarily childless men
Working with Older People,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 83-92, June 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extensively report the implications of the global trend of declining fertility rates and an increasingly ageing population. The experiences of childless men are mostly absent from gerontological, psychological, reproduction, and sociological, research. These disciplines have mainly focussed on family formation and practices, whilst the fertility intentions, history, and experience of men have been overlooked. Not fulfilling the dominant social status of parenthood provides a significant challenge to both individual...
Source: Working with Older People - October 16, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
“I’m missing out and I think I have something to give”: experiences of older involuntarily childless men
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extensively report the implications of the global trend of declining fertility rates and an increasingly ageing population. The experiences of childless men are mostly absent from gerontological, psychological, reproduction, and sociological, research. These disciplines have mainly focussed on family formation and practices, whilst the fertility intentions, history, and experience of men have been overlooked. Not fulfilling the dominant social status of parenthood provides a significant challenge to both individual and cultural identity. Di...
Source: Working with Older People - October 16, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Engagement of older people in Wales – how Cymru Older People’s Alliance is forging a new direction
Working with Older People,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 69-75, June 2018. Purpose The adverse impact of austerity on the available capacity of public bodies to give priority to engagement of older people means self-determination and older people representing the best interests of older people more generally – needs a fresh impetus if the voice of older people is to be heard and not marginalised. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The paper describes how a new direction for Cymru Older People’s Alliance was shaped, the engagement directly with older people that inf ormed changes and key tra...
Source: Working with Older People - October 10, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Engagement of older people in Wales – how Cymru Older People’s Alliance is forging a new direction
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The adverse impact of austerity on the available capacity of public bodies to give priority to engagement of older people means self-determination and older people representing the best interests of older people more generally – needs a fresh impetus if the voice of older people is to be heard and not marginalised. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The paper describes how a new direction for Cymru Older People’s Alliance was shaped, the engagement directly with older people that inf ormed changes and key transitions negotiated to bec...
Source: Working with Older People - October 10, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Dementia peer support: service delivery for the people, by the people
Working with Older People, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a community-based peer support project in the London borough of Brent, led by people living with dementia for people living with dementia. Design/methodology/approach The Brent Dementia Peer Support Project is a collaboration between a social movement Community Action on Dementia Brent, Brent CCG, Brent Council, third-sector organisations and faith communities. Findings Stakeholder workshops, ethnographic research highlighted the need to support people living with dementia, especially by people who understand that experience. The...
Source: Working with Older People - October 9, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
