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Older Men's Business: Valuing Relationships, Living with Change |  | Author: Jack Zinn
Publisher: Finch Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 3920055
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1876451335
Dewey Decimal Number: 306
EAN: 9781876451332
ASIN: 1876451335
Publication Date: September 1, 2003
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Speaking with clarity, passion, and humor, older men address issues such as work and retirement, family relationships, deteriorating health, sexuality, spirituality, loneliness, and depression. A compilation of interviews, letters, and focus groups, this thoughtful book features real men explaining real obstacles they face after middle age. The three most prominent changes in an older man's life are retirement, the death of a spouse, and relocation, yet this book reveals that the three topics of greatest interest to them are their father-son relationships, the spiritual aspects of living, and adjusting to feelings of irrelevance to society after retirement. This guide explores major issues faced by older men, including some darker issues such as depression, suicide, and alcoholism, and addresses their need for support networks at this critical period of reevaluation.
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Older Men (Down Under) October 29, 2007
Jeffery Mingo (Homewood, IL USA)
This book has nothing to do with commerce; it's about numerous issues that older men face. It's written in a chatty style that won't intimidate readers, including those with deteriorating vision. The author recites personal stories and stories from others to give the book a user-friendly feel. He breaks down medical points in accessible language.
The book has cute cartoons at the end of each chapter. He doesn't treat older men as a monolithic group. He shows a photo of an Asian man and speaks about immigrants. He includes the story of a man who came out in his later years. He includes helpful hints to older men. For example, he suggests that they give advice, not orders, to younger people. He tells the lonely and depressed that they must make the first move to address their burdens.
This book is Australian, and I think some things won't apply to older, American men. First, here we write "aging," while the author spells it "ageing." Second, I think Australia may have far more safety nets and social programs than the US. Remember, 41 million Americans don't have health insurance, including many older men. The author minimizes crime against the elderly, but I'd say this is a real issue for older Americans.
This book is not sexist. It speaks of when gender plays a role in difference, but in no way does it say men have it worse than women. The book includes anecdotes from women speaking of their husbands. One men's studies scholar wrote that women read men's studies much more than men do. So I could imagine many wives and daughters enjoying this book and asking if it describes the older men in their lives.
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