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the effects of constrained choices and social policies

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An edition of Gender and health (2008)

Gender and health

the effects of constrained choices and social policies

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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.

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Cover of: Gender and Health
Gender and Health: The Effects of Constrained Choices and Social Policies
2012, Cambridge University Press
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Cover of: Gender and Health
Gender and Health: The Effects of Constrained Choices and Social Policies
2008, Cambridge University Press
in English
Cover of: Gender and Health
Gender and Health: The Effects of Constrained Choices and Social Policies
2008, Cambridge University Press
in English
Cover of: Gender and health
Gender and health: the effects of constrained choices and social policies
2008, Cambridge University Press
in English
Cover of: Gender and Health
Gender and Health: The Effects of Constrained Choices and Social Policies
February 29, 2008, Cambridge University Press
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Cover of: Gender and Health
Gender and Health
2008, Cambridge University Press
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Cover of: Gender and Health
Gender and Health: The Effects of Constrained Choices and Social Policies
2008, Cambridge University Press
in English
Cover of: Gender and Health
Gender and Health: The Effects of Constrained Choices and Social Policies
February 29, 2008, Cambridge University Press
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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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cambridge, New York

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Dewey Decimal Class
362.108
Library of Congress
RB212 .B57 2008

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Pagination
p. ;

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Open Library
OL18007957M
Internet Archive
genderhealtheffe00bird
ISBN 13
9780521864152, 9780521682800
LCCN
2007029943
Library Thing
8043716
Goodreads
2419768

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