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Southern Masculinity
The follow-up to the critically acclaimed collection Southern Manhood: Perspectives on Masculinity in the Old South (Georgia, 2004), Southern Masculinity explores the contours of southern male identity from Reconstruction to the present. Twelve case studies document the changing definitions of southern masculine identity as understood in conjunction with identities based on race, gender, age, sexuality, and geography. After the Civil War, southern men crafted notions of manhood in opposition to northern ideals of masculinity and as counterpoint to southern womanhood. At the same time, manliness in the South—as understood by individuals and within communities—retained and transformed antebellum conceptions of honor and mastery. This collection examines masculinity with respect to Reconstruction, the New South, racism, southern womanhood, the Sunbelt, gay rights, and the rise of the Christian Right. Familiar figures such as Arthur Ashe are investigated from fresh angles, while other essays plumb new areas such as the womanless wedding and Cherokee masculinity.
True Nutrition, True Fitness
Dr. Winter brings order to our understanding of nutrition, exercise, and how these factors work together in health and illness. Many diseases-cancer, heart attack, and stroke, for example-are discussed in detail. It is not a fad book-just pure facts and good sense.
Living Longer, Growing Stronger
Witnesses: Jeanette Takamura, Assist. Sec. for Aging, U.S. Dept. of HHS; Violet Cosgrove, Older Consumer, Glen Burnie, MD; John Murphy, M.D., Prof. Dept. of Family Medicine, Brown Univ.; Susan Klein, RN, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Admin.; Steven L. Phillips, M.D., Senior Dimensions, Reno, NV; Neeraj Kanwal, M.D., exec. medical dir., Government Programs, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Mason, OH; Steve Anderson, exec. dir., Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, Fort Smith, AR; and William Minnix, Jr., CEO, Wesley Woods Center on Aging, Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA, for the Amer. Assoc. of Medical Colleges.
Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care
Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people fol...
The Law and Older Persons
Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) is a way of exploring the ways in which the law in practice (as opposed to theory) can exert positive or negative effects on real people in actual situations. This book applies the inquiries of TJ to the areas of geriatrics and gerontology, focusing on facets of laws pertaining specifically to older persons in the United States. Through a series of thoroughly referenced chapters, mixing analytic discussion and case examples, Kapp asks such questions as: Is legal involvement and intervention in the lives of older persons a good thing for both the intended beneficiaries and society as a whole? What is therapeutic jurisprudence and why is it relevant to older Amer...
