Gender and Health Care in the Uk: Exploring the Stereotypes - Brossura

Hayes, Bernadette C.; Prior, Pauline M.

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ISBN 10: 0333779215 ISBN 13: 9780333779217

Casa editrice: Red Globe Pr, 2002

Riassunto

This book brings together a detailed examination of gender differences in the health needs of the UK population. Commonly held assumptions and key debates are explored such as: Are older women more prone to illness than older men? Is being single bad for your health? Are women still the madder sex? The text provides the most up-to-date empirical information regarding gendered health care consumption in the UK and the background knowledge necessary to assess health care needs.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

BERNADETTE HAYES is Professor of Sociology at The Queen's University of Belfast. She is an expert in quantitative data analysis and her main areas of research interest include gender relations, religion and politics.

PAULINE PRIOR is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at The Queen's University of Belfast. She is an experienced researcher in mental health policy and the author of Gender and Mental Health.

Contenuti:

Researching Gender and Health Care
PART ONE: HEALTH CARE IN THE UK
An Historical Account
An Empirical Overview
PART TWO: STEREOTYPES FULFILLED?
Gender and Physical Health
Marriage is Good for Health
Older Women are Most Vulnerable
PART THREE: STEREOTYPES REJECTED?
Gender and Mental Health
Women as the 'Madder' Sex
Young Men as Reluctant Help-Seekers
PART FOUR: THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY IN FOCUS
The Future
Bibliography
Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Red Globe Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0333779215
• ISBN 13: 9780333779217
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Redattore: Campling Jo