Gender and the Social Construction of Illness
Title | Gender and the Social Construction of Illness PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Lorber |
Publisher | Rowman Altamira |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2002-08-20 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 0759116555 |
Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics concerning physical illness. SIGNS labeled the first edition 'a rich and imaginative work.' In the extensively revised second edition of this successful text, the authors add chapters on disability and genital surgeries. They also update and expand their discussions of social epidemiology, AIDS, the health professions, PMS, menopause, and feminist health care. For a creative, feminist-oriented alternative to traditional texts on medical sociology, medical anthropology, and the history of medicine, this is an ideal choice.
Gender and the Social Construction of Illness
Title | Gender and the Social Construction of Illness PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Lorber |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 164 |
Release | 1997-05-30 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 9780803958142 |
Reconfigures familiar concepts in medical sociology to explore how gender, race, class, ethnicity, and culture influence both the experience of symptoms of physical illnesses, and the treatment of the symptoms by the medical establishment. Also offers a gender-informed analysis of the knowledge base and underlying assumptions about illness, and the way questions are asked and research priorities are set. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
The Social Construction of Gender
Title | The Social Construction of Gender PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Lorber |
Publisher | |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Feminism |
ISBN |
The Social Construction of What?
Title | The Social Construction of What? PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Hacking |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1999-05-15 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780674812000 |
Lost in the raging debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what, precisely, is being constructed. Facts, gender, quarks, reality? Ian Hacking’s book explores an array of examples to reveal the deep issues underlying contentious accounts of reality—especially regarding the status of the natural sciences.
The Social Construction of Illness
Title | The Social Construction of Illness PDF eBook |
Author | Jens Lachmund |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN |
Gender and Health
Title | Gender and Health PDF eBook |
Author | Chloe E. Bird |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2008-01-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780521682800 |
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.
Gender and Social Movements
Title | Gender and Social Movements PDF eBook |
Author | M. Bahati Kuumba |
Publisher | Rowman Altamira |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780759101883 |
In this brief text examining gender roles in social movements, M. Bahati Kuumba shows how liberation struggles are viewed through women's eyes and how gender affects women's mobilization, strategies, and outcomes in social movement organizations. Gender and Social Movements is the ideal text to introduce a sophisticated view of race and gender into social movement courses. Visit our website for sample chapters!