Gender and health
Subtitle: the effects of constrained choices and social policies
By: Chloe E. Bird, Patricia P. Rieker.
Contributors: Rieker, Patricia Perri.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521864152; 9780521682800
Subjects: Sex factors in disease; Health -- Sex differences; Medical policy; Sex Factors; Gender Identity; Health Behavior; Public Policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Gender differences in health: are they biological, social, or both?; title: Gender and barriers to health: constrained choice in everyday decisions; title: National social policies and constrained choice; title: The impact of community on health; title: Priorities and expectations: men's and women's work, family life, and health; title: Gender and individual health choices; title: Opportunities for change.