LEADER 03588nam 22007214a 450 001 9910823327603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-107-17838-X 010 $a1-281-25455-X 010 $a9786611254551 010 $a0-511-80730-9 010 $a0-511-38769-5 010 $a0-511-38670-2 010 $a0-511-38487-4 010 $a0-511-38302-9 010 $a0-511-38870-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000400557 035 $a(EBL)335020 035 $a(OCoLC)476145761 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000161017 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11147190 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161017 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10198488 035 $a(PQKB)10824853 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511807305 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC335020 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL335020 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10221603 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL125455 035 $a(PPN)261289756 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000400557 100 $a20070719d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGender and health $ethe effects of constrained choices and social policies /$fChloe E. Bird, Patricia P. Rieker 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge ;$aNew York $cCambridge University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 256 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-68280-0 311 $a0-521-86415-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aGender 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. 330 $aChloe 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. 606 $aSex factors in disease 606 $aHealth$xSex differences 606 $aMedical policy 615 0$aSex factors in disease. 615 0$aHealth$xSex differences. 615 0$aMedical policy. 676 $a362.108 700 $aBird$b Chloe E$01110144 701 $aRieker$b Patricia Perri$01754297 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823327603321 996 $aGender and health$94190555 997 $aUNINA