Paul Willis is Associate Professor in Social Work and Social Gerontology at the University of Bristol.Ilkka Pietilä is Associate Professor of Social Gerontology at the University of Helsinki.Marjaana Seppänen is Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Professor of Social Work at the University of Helsinki.

'This book is vital to furthering a greater understanding of the challenges ageing presents to older men.' Journal of Applied Gerontology

• 1. Critical Debates and Themes on Ageing, Masculinities and Social Relations - Paul Willis, Ilkka Pietilä and Marjaana SeppänenPart 1: Masculinities and Social Connections in Later Life2. Exploring Older Men’s Intergenerational Friendships: Masculinities, Ageing and Ageism - Catherine Elliott O’Dare and Ernesto Vasquez del Aguila3. Generational Masculinities: Two Generations of Chinese Gay Men in Hong Kong - Travis Kong4. Sexual Health Challenges, Masculinity and Responsive Help-Seeking Among Older Yoruba Men in Ibadan, Nigeria - Ojo Melvin Agunbiade and Leah Gilbert5. Sexuality ‘in Apps’? A Study with Older MSM Users of Dating Apps in Brazil - Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz, Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa and Anderson Reis de Sousa6. Mobility and the Impact of the Physical and Built Environment on Older Men’s Social Connections - Charles Musselwhite7. Older Men’s Informal Coping Practices for Maintaining Mental Wellbeing: The Importance of Social Connections and Community Groups - Alex VickeryPart 2: Ageing Masculinities: Transitions and Transforming Identities8. Ageing Men as Changing Men? Condsidering Culltural and Historical Influences of the 1960s on Masculinities and Gender Relations in Later Life - Miranda Leontowitsch9. The Social World of Dying Older Men: Between Autonomy and ‘Bad Deaths’ - Axel Ågren and Magnus Nilsson10. Continuing Bonds with Deceased Gay Partners in Mid and Later Life - Lefteris Patlamazoglou, Janette Graetz Simmonds, Tristan Leslie Snell and Damien Riggs11. Shaken Identities: Ageing Men’s Experiences of Two Gendered Cancers - Edward Thompson and Andrew Futterman12. Narratives of Long-Term Loneliness: Case Study of Two Older Men - Elisa Tiilikainen13. Supporting Social Inclusion in Community-Dwelling Men with Dementia - Ben Hicks14. Future Directions in Studies of Ageing, Men and Social Relations - Ilkka Pietilä, Marjaana Seppänen and Paul Willis

Paul Willis is Associate Professor in Social Work and Social Gerontology at the University of Bristol.Ilkka Pietilä is Associate Professor of Social Gerontology at the University of Helsinki.Marjaana Seppänen is Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Professor of Social Work at the University of Helsinki.

'This book is vital to furthering a greater understanding of the challenges ageing presents to older men.' Journal of Applied Gerontology

• 1. Critical Debates and Themes on Ageing, Masculinities and Social Relations - Paul Willis, Ilkka Pietilä and Marjaana SeppänenPart 1: Masculinities and Social Connections in Later Life2. Exploring Older Men’s Intergenerational Friendships: Masculinities, Ageing and Ageism - Catherine Elliott O’Dare and Ernesto Vasquez del Aguila3. Generational Masculinities: Two Generations of Chinese Gay Men in Hong Kong - Travis Kong4. Sexual Health Challenges, Masculinity and Responsive Help-Seeking Among Older Yoruba Men in Ibadan, Nigeria - Ojo Melvin Agunbiade and Leah Gilbert5. Sexuality ‘in Apps’? A Study with Older MSM Users of Dating Apps in Brazil - Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz, Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa and Anderson Reis de Sousa6. Mobility and the Impact of the Physical and Built Environment on Older Men’s Social Connections - Charles Musselwhite7. Older Men’s Informal Coping Practices for Maintaining Mental Wellbeing: The Importance of Social Connections and Community Groups - Alex VickeryPart 2: Ageing Masculinities: Transitions and Transforming Identities8. Ageing Men as Changing Men? Condsidering Culltural and Historical Influences of the 1960s on Masculinities and Gender Relations in Later Life - Miranda Leontowitsch9. The Social World of Dying Older Men: Between Autonomy and ‘Bad Deaths’ - Axel Ågren and Magnus Nilsson10. Continuing Bonds with Deceased Gay Partners in Mid and Later Life - Lefteris Patlamazoglou, Janette Graetz Simmonds, Tristan Leslie Snell and Damien Riggs11. Shaken Identities: Ageing Men’s Experiences of Two Gendered Cancers - Edward Thompson and Andrew Futterman12. Narratives of Long-Term Loneliness: Case Study of Two Older Men - Elisa Tiilikainen13. Supporting Social Inclusion in Community-Dwelling Men with Dementia - Ben Hicks14. Future Directions in Studies of Ageing, Men and Social Relations - Ilkka Pietilä, Marjaana Seppänen and Paul Willis

Paul Willis is Associate Professor in Social Work and Social Gerontology at the University of Bristol.Ilkka Pietilä is Associate Professor of Social Gerontology at the University of Helsinki.Marjaana Seppänen is Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Professor of Social Work at the University of Helsinki.

'This book is vital to furthering a greater understanding of the challenges ageing presents to older men.' Journal of Applied Gerontology

• 1. Critical Debates and Themes on Ageing, Masculinities and Social Relations - Paul Willis, Ilkka Pietilä and Marjaana SeppänenPart 1: Masculinities and Social Connections in Later Life2. Exploring Older Men’s Intergenerational Friendships: Masculinities, Ageing and Ageism - Catherine Elliott O’Dare and Ernesto Vasquez del Aguila3. Generational Masculinities: Two Generations of Chinese Gay Men in Hong Kong - Travis Kong4. Sexual Health Challenges, Masculinity and Responsive Help-Seeking Among Older Yoruba Men in Ibadan, Nigeria - Ojo Melvin Agunbiade and Leah Gilbert5. Sexuality ‘in Apps’? A Study with Older MSM Users of Dating Apps in Brazil - Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz, Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa and Anderson Reis de Sousa6. Mobility and the Impact of the Physical and Built Environment on Older Men’s Social Connections - Charles Musselwhite7. Older Men’s Informal Coping Practices for Maintaining Mental Wellbeing: The Importance of Social Connections and Community Groups - Alex VickeryPart 2: Ageing Masculinities: Transitions and Transforming Identities8. Ageing Men as Changing Men? Condsidering Culltural and Historical Influences of the 1960s on Masculinities and Gender Relations in Later Life - Miranda Leontowitsch9. The Social World of Dying Older Men: Between Autonomy and ‘Bad Deaths’ - Axel Ågren and Magnus Nilsson10. Continuing Bonds with Deceased Gay Partners in Mid and Later Life - Lefteris Patlamazoglou, Janette Graetz Simmonds, Tristan Leslie Snell and Damien Riggs11. Shaken Identities: Ageing Men’s Experiences of Two Gendered Cancers - Edward Thompson and Andrew Futterman12. Narratives of Long-Term Loneliness: Case Study of Two Older Men - Elisa Tiilikainen13. Supporting Social Inclusion in Community-Dwelling Men with Dementia - Ben Hicks14. Future Directions in Studies of Ageing, Men and Social Relations - Ilkka Pietilä, Marjaana Seppänen and Paul Willis