Overview

Identifying the need for further research among diverse groups of men and in contexts that have been widely underexplored by Critical Men and Masculinities Studies, this project offers new insights into the lives of older men, exploring the (re)construction and (re)negotiation of masculinities in later life stages, particularly as men transition into grandfatherhood. Centered on the theme of care, the project explores both personal change in men—across biographical time— and broader shifts in masculinities as men age, move through different life stages, and take on different care responsibilities.

Attending to contextual and situational factors that may enable or constrain innovative social conduct and normative understandings of masculinity, the project provides a multi-layered analysis of micro-level conduct as affected by broader policy frameworks, cultural discourses, and family arrangements in Cyprus.