Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/ddTwY3D Men's Health and Illness: Gender, Power, and the Body By: Donald Sabo; David F. Gordon Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc Print ISBN: 9780803952751, 0803952759 eText ISBN: 9781452247571, 1452247579 Edition: 1st Pages: 344 Copyright year: 1995 Format: PDF Available from $ 64.00 USD SKU 9781452247571 A multidisciplinary, international approach is taken in this volume which contextualizes men's health issues within the broader theoretical framework of men's studies. The contributors argue that gender is a key factor for understanding the patterns of men's health risks, the ways men perceive and use their bodies and men's psychological adjustment to illness itself. The first part introduces perspectives of men's studies and their relevance to understanding men's health. Part Two explores the links between traditional gender roles, men's health and larger structural and cultural contexts. Part Three looks at the implications of multiple masculinities for health issues, while the final section of the book examines the psych Additional ISBNs 9780803952751, 9780803948143, 0803952759, 080394814X
