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Acceleration: Sordid Stories of Septuagenarian Decline
In Acceleration: Sordid Stories of Septuagenarian Decline, sociologist Michael A. Messner tells humorous stories of ageing decline...
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In Acceleration: Sordid Stories of Septuagenarian Decline, sociologist Michael A. Messner tells humorous stories of ageing decline and forging ahead against ads to remain strong, virile, and forever young for a only few bucks. Ageing people face a quandary: as the passage of time accelerates, our bodies decelerate. We slow down. We hurt. We face limits, sometimes humiliating ones. And we complain. As boomer men get older, online musclemen bombard us with pitches: for a few bucks (often, quite a few bucks) we can remain strong, virile, and forever young. So, do we pony up our retirement savings in hopes of re-sprouting a head of hair, smoothing our skin, bulking our biceps, achieving erections on demand? As professor emeritus of sociology and gender studies at the University of Southern California, Messner's research spans the topics of gender and sports, men and feminism, gender-based violence, and war and peace. In Acceleration, Messner shares sordid stories of his disappearing hair, arthritic hands, failing eyes, collapsing face, crows feet, evaporating athletic skills, and the maddening bombardment of ads to stay forever young, enjoying the jokes on himself along the way. Copies can be ordered at Bookshop.org, Amazon, or other online stores.
Author: Michael A. Messner
Publisher: Plain View Press, LLC
Published: 07/20/2026
Pages: 82
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.22d
ISBN: 9781632101105
About the Author
Messner, Michael A.: - Michael Messner is professor emeritus of sociology and gender studies at the University of Southern California. His research spans the topics of gender and sports, men and feminism, gender-based violence, and war and peace. Messner's honors include the Pursuit of Justice Award from the California Women's Law Center, for his work in support of girls' and women's sports, and the Jessie Bernard Award, given by the American Sociological Association for a career of research that has enlarged the horizons of sociology to encompass fully the role of women in society. His books include King of the Wild Suburb: A Memoir of Fathers, Sons, and Guns, and most recently The High School: Sports, Spirit, and Citizens, 1903-2024. His website is https: //michaelmessner.org. Mike and his wife, sociologist Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, live in Santa Fe, NM, with Dusty the trusty mini golden doodle.
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