Men's Health and Illness

Men's Health and Illness
ISBN-10
0803952759
ISBN-13
9780803952751
Category
Social Science
Pages
334
Language
English
Published
1995-08-30
Publisher
SAGE
Authors
Donald Sabo, David F. Gordon

Description

A multidisciplinary, international approach is taken in this volume which contextualizes men's health issues within the broader theoretical framework of men's studies. The contributors argue that gender is a key factor for understanding the patterns of men's health risks, the ways men perceive and use their bodies and men's psychological adjustment to illness itself. The first part introduces perspectives of men's studies and their relevance to understanding men's health. Part Two explores the links between traditional gender roles, men's health and larger structural and cultural contexts. Part Three looks at the implications of multiple masculinities for health issues, while the final section of the book examines the psych

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