Dying to be men
Subtitle: psychological, social, and behavioral directions in promoting men's health
By: William Courtenay
Publisher: Brunner-Routledge; Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9780415878753; 9780415878760
Description: "Men have specific gender-related influences that can affect their health and psychological well-being, and it is thus necessary for mental health practitioners to be knowledgeable in effective interventions for working with them.  The purpose of this book is to provide a thorough foundation for understanding men health and risks and the differences between men.  It will discuss effective, evidence-based strategies for practitioners to improve the health and well being of boys and men by drawing from a wealth of literature and research in a diverse array of disciplines, as well as from the authors original research designed specifically to examine gender and men's health"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: (Publisher-supplied data) Part I: Why Men and Boys Get Sick and Die Young; title: Key Determinants of the Health and Well-Being of Men and Boys: An Overview; title: Behavioral Factors Associated with Disease, Injury, and Death Among Men and Boys; title: Part II: Why Men and Boys Do The Things That Make Them Sick and Kill Them; title: Introduction: Who Are The Men in Men's Health?; title: Engendering Health: The Social Construction of Gendered Health Beliefs and Behaviors; title: Constructions of Masculinity and Their Influence on Men's Well-Being: A Theory of Gender and Health; title: Part III: Specific Populations; title: Introduction: Ethnicity Matters; title: Rural Men's Health: Situating Men's Risk in the Negotiation of Masculinity; title: College Men's Health; title: Preventive Health Strategies for Men in Prison; title: Part IV: Emerging Research on Men, Masculinity and Health; title: Youth Violence? Let Call It What It Is; title: Gender and Ethnic Differences in Health Beliefs and Behaviors; title: Masculinity and Gender Role Conflict : Influence on Men's Likelihood of Engaging in High-Risk Behaviors; title: Measurement of Men's Help Seeking; title: The Drive for Muscularity and Masculinity; title: Part V: Reaching Men; title: Introduction: Making Health Manly: Social Marketing and Men's Health; title: Counseling Men About Their Health: An Evidence-Based Practice Guideline; title: Designing Effective Programs and Services for College Men: Applying The Six-Point HEALTH Plan and Other Evidence-Based Strategies; title: Part VI: Looking Forward; title: Introduction: Teaming Up for the New Men's Health Movement; title: A Global Perspective on the Field of Men's Health.