Gender and Health The Effects of Constrained Choices and Social Policies

Name: Gender and Health The Effects of Constrained Choices and Social Policies
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ISBN: 9780521682800

ISBN-10: 0521682800

ISBN-13: 9780521682800

Edition: 2008

Authors: Chloe E. Bird, Patricia P. Rieker

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Gender and Health is the first book to examine how mens and womens lives and their physiology contribute to differences in their health. In a thoughtful synthesis of diverse literatures, the authors demonstrate that modern societies health problems ultimately involve a combination of policies, personal behavior, and choice. The book is designed for researchers, policymakers, and others who seek tounderstand how the choices of individuals, families, communities, and governments contribute to health. It can inform men and women at each of these levels how to better integrate health implications into their everyday decisions and actions.

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/28/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 274
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Gender Differences in Health: Are They Biological, Social, or Both?



Gender and Barriers to Health: Constrained Choice in Everyday Decisions



National Social Policies and Constrained Choice



The Impact of Community on Health



Priorities and Expectations: Men's and Women's Work, Family Life, and Health



Gender and Individual Health Choices



Opportunities for Change


Index