Handbook of gender, culture, and health
By: edited by Richard M. Eisler, Michel Hersen.
Contributors: Eisler, Richard M.; Hersen, Michel.
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; Psychology Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Mahwah, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 531
Subjects: Health -- Sex differences -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Health -- Social aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Medical care -- Social aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Delivery of Health Care.; Cross-Cultural Comparison.; Sex Characteristics.; Sex Factors.; Sociology, Medical.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Neuroendocrine influences on the health of diverse populations / Tonya Y. Schooler and Andrew Baum; title: Neurohormonal factors, stress, health, and gender / Ulf Lundberg and Deirdre Parr; title: Gender role stressors and women's health / Patti Lou Watkins and Diane Whaley; title: Masculine gender role stressors and men's health / Glenn E. Good, Nancy B. Sherrod, and Mark G. Dillon; title: Health risk factors in diverse cultural groups / David Sue; title: Health practices and health-care systems among cultural groups / Nolan E. Penn, Joyce Kramer, John F. Skinner, Roberto J. Velasquez, Barbara W.K. Yee, Letticia M. Arellano, and Joyce P. Williams; title: Behavioral and sociocultural aspects of aging, ethnicity, and health / Miriam F. Kelty, Richard R. Hoffman III, Marcia G. Ory, and J. Taylor Harden; title: Influence of gender on cardiovascular disease / Töres Theorell and Annika Härenstam; title: Cancers common in men / David Frederick Gordon and Traci Cerami; title: Cancers common in women / Beth E. Meyerowitz, Andrea A. Bull, and Martin A. Perez; title: The influence of ethnicity on eating disorders in women / Ruth H. Striegel-Moore and Linda Smolak; title: Gender and cultural influences on substance abuse / Barbara W. Lex; title: Gender and cultural factors in the prevention of HIV infection among women / Kathleen J. Sikkema, Lynne I. Wagner, and Laura M. Bogart; title: Gender, culture, and autoimmune disorders / Joan C. Chrisler and Erin L. O'Hea; title: Gender and fitness : enhancing women's health through principled exercise training / Jessica A. Whiteley and Richard A. Winett; title: Health concerns of lesbians / Kate O'Hanlan; title: Role of gender and culture in the psychological adjustment to aging / Cindy B. Kamilar, Daniel L. Segal, and Sara H. Qualls; title: The effects of gender and culture on adjustment to widowhood / Patricia A. Wisocki and Jeffrey Skowron; title: The role gender in marital dysfunction / Gary R. Brooks; title: Survivors of violence by male partners : gender and cultural considerations / Mary P. Koss and Karen Hoffman.