| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 502 pages) |
| Series |
The Routledge series on counseling and psychotherapy with boys and men ; v. 10 |
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Routledge series on counseling and psychotherapy with boys and men ; v. 10
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; SECTION I: Why Men and Boys Get Sick and Die Young; CHAPTER 1 Key Determinants of the Health and Well-Being of Men and Boys: An Overview; CHAPTER 2 Behavioral Factors Associated With Disease, Injury, and Death Among Men: Evidence and Implications for Prevention; SECTION II: Why Men and Boys Do the Things That Make Them Sick and Kill Them; CHAPTER 3 Engendering Health: The Social Construction of Gendered Health Beliefs and Behaviors |
| Summary |
Masculinity has a powerful effect on the health of men and boys. Indeed, many of the behaviors they use to "be men" actually increase their risk of disease, injury, and death. In this book, Dr. Will Courtenay, an internationally recognized expert on men's health, provides a foundation for understanding this troubling reality. With a comprehensive review of data and literature, he identifies specific gender differences in the health-related attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of men and boys and the health consequences of these differences. He then describes the powerful social, environmental, in |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-483) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Health behavior.
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Men -- Health and hygiene.
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Health Status.
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Men's Health.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Men's Health.
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Health behavior.
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Men -- Health and hygiene.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203853245 |
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1283242214 |
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9780203853245 |
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9781283242219 |
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