Gender and health : the effects of constrained choices and social policies / Chloe E. Bird, Patricia P. Rieker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bird, Chloe E., author.

Rieker, Patricia Perri, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex factors in disease.

Health--Sex differences.

Health.

Medical policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 256 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Gender & Health

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chloe Bird and Patricia Rieker argue that to improve men's and women's health, individuals, researchers, and policymakers must understand the social and biological sources of the perplexing gender differences in illness and longevity. Although individuals are increasingly aware of what they should do to improve health, competing demands for time, money, and attention discourage or prevent healthy behavior. Drawing on research and cross-national examples of family, work, community, and government policies, the authors develop a model of constrained choice that addresses how decisions and actions at each of these levels shape men's and women's health-related opportunities. Understanding the cumulative impact of their choices can inform individuals at each of these levels how to better integrate health implications into their everyday decisions and actions. Their platform for prevention calls for a radical reorientation of health science and policy to help individuals pursue health and to lower the barriers that may discourage that pursuit.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-17838-X

1-281-25455-X

9786611254551

0-511-80730-9

0-511-38769-5

0-511-38670-2

0-511-38487-4

0-511-38302-9

0-511-38870-5

OCLC:

476145761