Women's global health : norms and state policies / / edited by Lyn Boyd-Judson and Patrick James

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818962003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-4985-2110-X; 0-7391-8889-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): Boyd-JudsonLyn; JamesPatrick
• Disciplina: 613.04244
• Soggetti: Women - Health and hygiene; World health
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 Women's Global Health, Norms and State Policies; 2 Closing the Gender Gap in Global Health; 3 Social Norms and Policies on Prostitution and Trafficking; 4 Morality, Legality, and Health; 5 U.S. International Family Planning Policy and Domestic Divisions; 6 The Ethics of State Policies Restricting Access to Infant Formula and their Impact on Women's and Children's Health; 7 Ethics and Global Health Promotion; 8 "Beyond Reproduction"-A New Shift in Women's Health in Modern Sri Lanka?; 9 What Have We Learned?; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Women's Global Health: Norms and State Policies is a comprehensive assessment of the health of women around the globe that will inform debates underway in the fields of ethics, women's studies, and international studies. Through case studies of the United Nations, Sweden, the Nerthlands, Germany, Mozambique, Tanzania, the United States, Iran, Sri Lanka, and India, this book examines how the laws and policies of a nation-state affect women's health.