PART ONE: THE SOCIAL MEANING OF AGE AND GENDER
Older Men as Men in Contemporary Society - Edward H Thompson, Jr
PART TWO: BECOMING AN OLDER MAN: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES
`Successful Aging¿ and Psychological Well-Being - George E Vaillant
Evidence from a Forty-Five Year Study
The Work Oriented Culture - Kenneth Solomon and Peggy A Szwabo
Success and Power in Elderly Men
Development and Pathology in Post-Parental Men - David L Gutmann and Margaret Hellie Huyck
A Community Study
Faith Development of Older Men - Barbara Pittard Payne
Masculinity Identity from Work to Retirement - Theodore J Gradman
PART THREE: THE SOCIAL WORLDS OF OLDER MEN
A Gender Analysis of Older Men¿s Sexuality - William Marsiglo and Richard A Greer
Social, Psychological, and Biological Dimensions
A Typology of Orientations Toward Household and Marital Roles of Older Men and Women - Patricia M Keith
Older Men¿s Friendship Patterns - Rebecca G Adams
Men¿s Ties to Siblings in Old Age - Sarah Matthews
Contributing Factors to Availability and Quality
Old Men as Fathers and Grandfathers - Jeanne L Thomas
Older Men and the Family Caregiving Orientation - Leonard Kaye and Jeffery Applegate
PART FOUR: GENDER AND AGE POLICY
Making Gender Visible in Public Policy - Judith Gonyea

In this multidisciplinary portrait of men and their concerns in later life, the contributors use both a life course and gendered perspective to point out that the image and self-image of men are continually reconstructed throughout the life cycle. Issues examined include: the position of older men in society and the changes wrought in their status and roles over time; men's relationships to spouse, children, grandchildren and friends; and policy implications.