03588nam 22007214a 450 991082332760332120200520144314.01-107-17838-X1-281-25455-X97866112545510-511-80730-90-511-38769-50-511-38670-20-511-38487-40-511-38302-90-511-38870-5(CKB)1000000000400557(EBL)335020(OCoLC)476145761(SSID)ssj0000161017(PQKBManifestationID)11147190(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161017(PQKBWorkID)10198488(PQKB)10824853(UkCbUP)CR9780511807305(MiAaPQ)EBC335020(Au-PeEL)EBL335020(CaPaEBR)ebr10221603(CaONFJC)MIL125455(PPN)261289756(EXLCZ)99100000000040055720070719d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGender and health the effects of constrained choices and social policies /Chloe E. Bird, Patricia P. Rieker1st ed.Cambridge ;New York Cambridge University Press20081 online resource (xv, 256 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-68280-0 0-521-86415-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Chloe Bird and Patricia Rieker argue that to improve men's and women's health, individuals, researchers, and policymakers must understand the social and biological sources of the perplexing gender differences in illness and longevity. Although individuals are increasingly aware of what they should do to improve health, competing demands for time, money, and attention discourage or prevent healthy behavior. Drawing on research and cross-national examples of family, work, community, and government policies, the authors develop a model of constrained choice that addresses how decisions and actions at each of these levels shape men's and women's health-related opportunities. Understanding the cumulative impact of their choices can inform individuals at each of these levels how to better integrate health implications into their everyday decisions and actions. Their platform for prevention calls for a radical reorientation of health science and policy to help individuals pursue health and to lower the barriers that may discourage that pursuit.Sex factors in diseaseHealthSex differencesMedical policySex factors in disease.HealthSex differences.Medical policy.362.108Bird Chloe E1110144Rieker Patricia Perri1754297MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823327603321Gender and health4190555UNINA