Conference on Ageing Men and Their Social Relationships Tue 26 March 12:15–16:30, Wed 27 March 9:00–12:15 University of Helsinki, Finland

You are warmly welcome to our lunch-to-lunch conference focusing on male gender and the ways social relationships are perceived and expressed in older men´s lives. This multidisciplinary conference is open to all disciplines, including, but not limited to, the social sciences, social and care work, gender studies, theology, law, and for local practitioners working with elderly men.

Drawing from newly published results and empirical findings of ongoing research projects, the invited conference presentations discuss the manifestations of older men’s social relationships in different contexts, using various scientific and methodological approaches. The presentations include the following themes:

sense and loss of community in older mens lives
older men’s leisure time communities
negotiating ageing through generational intelligence
loneliness and social isolation among older single men
autonomy within caring relations
older men and grief
visual research tools to study relationality

Registration is now open and will be closed on 20 March, 2019. There is no registration fee. However, there is only space for 60 participants, so reserve your place today! To find more information and reserve your spot, see our website.