Gender and health : the effects of constrained choices and social policies / / Chloe E. Bird, Patricia P. Rieker.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Bird, Chloe E.
• TeilnehmendeR: Rieker, Patricia Perri.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xv, 256 p. :; ill.

Table of Contents

• Gender differences in health: are they biological, social, or both?
• Gender and barriers to health: constrained choice in everyday decisions
• National social policies and constrained choice
• The impact of community on health
• Priorities and expectations: men's and women's work, family life, and health
• Gender and individual health choices
• Opportunities for change.