Product Description

With recent social trends and developments in health care policy, the health of men is high on the political agenda.

Men′s Health: Perspectives, Diversity and Paradox examines and clarifies what is known about the socialisation of boys and men. The book shows how this influences the ways in which they maintain their health, how they respond to illness, and why they do or do not seek help. It also includes personal stories and poems by men. The text reviews research on health, gender and masculinity, and describes recent research on the health of men at work. The research forms the basis for exploring how national, regional and local strategies can be developed to improve men′s health.

The book is intended for medical, nursing and social science students, and health service managers and professionals. It is relevant for academic departments of public health, social medicine, general practice, nursing, health sciences, women′s studies, gender studies, public policy and administration, and sociology. It is also intended for those working in public health, community and mental health, primary health, and social services.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #816968 in Books
• Published on: 1999-11-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 268 pages

Review
"[This] is a very comprehensive book that addresses a vast range of men′s health issues...a useful text for those seeking a broad overview of many of the issues related to men′s health."
Journal of Advanced Nursing

“Its particular strength is in providing a public health perspective that is distinctly lacking from much of the literature on men’s health”
Community Practitioner

From the Back Cover
With recent social trends and developments in health care policy, the health of men is high on the political agenda.

Men′s Health: Perspectives, Diversity and Paradox examines and clarifies what is known about the socialisation of boys and men. The book shows how this influences the ways in which they maintain their health, how they respond to illness, and why they do or do not seek help. It also includes personal stories and poems by men. The text reviews research on health, gender and masculinity, and describes recent research on the health of men at work. The research forms the basis for exploring how national, regional and local strategies can be developed to improve men′s health.

Key features:

• Combines a biomedical and sociological perspective


• Considers the issues from an international viewpoint


• Describes good practice based on current research


• Puts forward how policy developments can be implemented at a local level

The book is intended for medical, nursing and social science students, and health service managers and professionals. It is relevant for academic departments of public health, social medicine, general practice, nursing, health sciences, women′s studies, gender studies, public policy and administration, and sociology. It is also intended for those working in public health, community and mental health, primary health, and social services.