Gender and Health
The Effects of Constrained Choices and Social Policies
Posted on rand.org Mar 9, 2008
Gender and Health is the first book to examine how men’s and women’s lives and their physiology contribute to differences in their health. In a thoughtful synthesis of diverse literatures, the authors demonstrate that modern societies’ health problems ultimately involve a combination of policies, personal behavior, and choice. The book is designed for researchers, policymakers, and others who seek to understand how the choices of individuals, families, communities, and governments contribute to health. It can inform men and women at each of these levels how to better integrate health implications into their everyday decisions and actions.
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- Copyright: Chloe E. Bird and Patricia P. Rieker
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Availability: Non-RAND
- Year: 2008
- Hardcover Pages: 272
- Hardcover ISBN/EAN: 978-0-5218-6415-2
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/CB412
- Document Number: CB-412
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