MASCULINITY AND MEN'S HEALTH by Elianne Riska ( 9780742529007 )

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Title:

MASCULINITY AND MEN'S HEALTH
CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN MEDICAL AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE

By:

Elianne Riska

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0742529002

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9780742529007

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Publisher:

ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

Pub. date:

16 June, 2004

Pages:

162

Description:

Are men truly marked by their personality to fall victim to heart disease? This book offers a sociological analysis of medical knowledge, gender, and coronary heart disease (CHD) in post-WWII America. Using data on men's high death rates, it illuminates contemporary thinking on how changes in the economic and social order influence men's health.

Synopsis:

Are men truly marked by their personality to fall victim to heart disease? This book offers a sociological analysis of medical knowledge, gender, and coronary heart disease (CHD) in post-WWII America. Using data on men's high death rates from CHD, the author illuminates contemporary thinking on how changes in the economic and social order influence men's health.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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