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Based on interviews with male patients in a urology clinic in Cuernavaca, Maturing Masculinities offers an exploration of how older men in urban Mexico incorporate aging and decreasing erectile function into their conceptions of themselves as men.
Acknowledgments ixIntroduction. Changing Bodies and Masculinities in Post-Viagra Mexico 11. Mexicanness, Machismo, and Maturity in Composite Masculinities 352. Sex, Relationships, and Masculinities 603. Chronic Illnesses as Composite Problems 864. Rejecting Erectile Dysfunction Drugs 1105. Medical Erectile Dysfunction Treatment in Context 136Conclusion. Cultural Change Over Time in Responses to Erectile Difficulty 162Bibliography 187Index 197