ŠMÍDOVÁ, Iva. Institutions of Aging Men: Czech Context and Beyond. In Men, Masculinities, Intersectionalities – The Nordic Research Conference - NORMEN. 2022.
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Original name Institutions of Aging Men: Czech Context and Beyond
Name in Czech Instituce stárnoucích mužů: český kontext a za něj
Authors ŠMÍDOVÁ, Iva.
Edition Men, Masculinities, Intersectionalities – The Nordic Research Conference - NORMEN, 2022.
Other information
Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 50401 Sociology
Country of publisher Finland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW web konference
Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
Keywords (in Czech) gender; maskulinity; stárnutí; sociologický výzkum
Keywords in English gender; masculinities; ageing; sociological research
Tags ageing, gender studies, masculinities, qualitative research
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: doc. PhDr. Iva Šmídová, Ph.D., učo 7385. Changed: 27/7/2023 14:49.
Abstract
Positions of men in the social structure are dominant. Yet, surprisingly little is still known about men as a gendered category and their aging. Intersections of masculinities, age and the context of the Czech Republic are explored in this paper. Everyday practices, relationships, transitions, and cultural and social norms that intersect with masculinities and age in the country are targeted here as a work-in-progress presentation from an ongoing sociological research study. It is conceptually grounded in critical studies on men and masculinities. The aim is to point to and help understand the transformative and on the other hand conservative processes in selected social institutions with attention directed to relations of power (inequality) and care (provided and received) across the social structure. There, structural domination and individual experiences of power and marginalisation influence Czech men as they age. The study analyses changes, status quo and emergences of social institutions connected to aging masculinities, understand men as a gendered category and how they age with respect to their heterogeneity, various contextual and institutional settings. The fieldwork is based on the Czech Republic – a country with some specifics regarding it Post-Socialist condition. The Czech case is brought here for a broader discussion reflecting international contexts of countries with different, yet similar in many ways, historical, cultural and social environments in order to reach better understanding of current trends and their critical analysis.
Abstract (in Czech)
Prezentace v angličtině představila připravovaný sociologický výzkum institucí stárnoucích mužů - viz detailní abstrakt v angličtině.
Links
GA23-05047S, research and development projectName: Instituce stárnoucích mužů
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Institutions of Ageing Men
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