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SUMMARY:Men in Sheds: The importance of gendered therapeutic spaces for he
 alth and wellbeing amongst older men
DESCRIPTION:Centre for Medical Humanities Seminar Series 2011/2012Professo
 r Christine Milligan, Lancaster University delivers this lecture dicussing
  how social isolation, loneliness and stressful social ties are associated
  with poor physical and mental health including depression, suicide and de
 mentia. This can be of particular concern for lone-dwelling older men who 
 often find it harder to make friends in later life relative to older women
 .Supportive social ties and the creation of therapeutic and inclusionary s
 paces that meet the needs of older people can be important for enhancing t
 heir quality of life and wellbeing.Community-based social groups, however,
  are often dominated by older women, and as such fail to meet the needs of
  older men. This paper discusses one attempt to address this issue through
  the 'Men in Sheds' initiative, an innovative pilot programme developed by
  Age UK. Drawing on empirical research from three Sheds across the UK, it 
 discusses older men's experiences of the Shed interventions, the impact on
  their sense of self, identity and wellbeing and assesses the extent to wh
 ich such gender-based activity might provide a therapeutic landscape for l
 onely and socially isolated older men.Admission is free and the event is o
 pen to all.To book please contact the Centre for Medical Humanities at mai
 l.cmh@durham.ac.uk or by telephone at 0191 334 7008.Further information on
  the Centre for Medical Humanities and our events can be found at our webs
 ite http://dur.ac.uk/cmh and our Blog http://www.medicalhumanities.wordpre
 ss.com
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