The Intersection of Age and Gender in the Experience of Older
Men Living in Temporary Housing in Czechia

J 2025

The Intersection of Age and Gender in the Experience of Older Men Living in Temporary Housing in Czechia

MENŠÍKOVÁ, Tereza

Basic information

Original name

The Intersection of Age and Gender in the Experience of Older Men Living in Temporary Housing in Czechia

Authors

MENŠÍKOVÁ, Tereza

Edition

The Journal of Men’s Studies, SAGE Publications Inc. 2025, 1060-8265

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

50401 Sociology

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/10608265251332508

Keywords (in Czech)

aging; masculinities; homelessness; intersectionality; major life transitions; Czechia

Keywords in English

stárnutí; maskulinity; bezdomovectví; intersekcionalita; životní tranzice; Česká republika

Abstract

In the original language

Homelessness among older adults is a growing global phenomenon, with men disproportionately affected compared to women. This study uses a life-course approach to examine the intersection of age and gender as reflected in older men’s experiences of homelessness. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with older men living in transitional housing in a major Czech city, it explores how the situation of homelessness shapes the way older men “do” gender and experience ageing, and how categories of gender and age intertwine in men’s actions and self-conceptions. The article outlines three main themes of intersectionality: liminality and ageism in temporal housing; breadwinner expectations and gendered social embeddedness; masculinity and able-bodiedness. By focusing on older men’s experiences of major life transitions, this research addresses a gap in the study of men, ageing, and homelessness within the post-socialist context of Czech society.

Links

GA23-05047S, research and development project

Name: Instituce stárnoucích mužů

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Institutions of Ageing Men

Cite

MENŠÍKOVÁ, Tereza. The Intersection of Age and Gender in the Experience of Older Men Living in Temporary Housing in Czechia. The Journal of Men’s Studies. SAGE Publications Inc., 2025, Neuveden, Neuveden, p. 1-21. ISSN 1060-8265. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/10608265251332508.

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MENŠÍKOVÁ, Tereza. The Intersection of Age and Gender in the Experience of Older Men Living in Temporary Housing in Czechia. \textit{The Journal of Men’s Studies}. SAGE Publications Inc., 2025, Neuveden, Neuveden, p.~1-21. ISSN~1060-8265. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/10608265251332508.

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