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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aRB212 _b.B57 2008
082	0	0	_a362.108 _222
100	1		_aBird, Chloe E., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGender and health : _bthe effects of constrained choices and social policies / _cChloe E. Bird, Patricia P. Rieker.
246	3		_aGender & Health
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2008.
300			_a1 online resource (xv, 256 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aGender 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.
520			_aChloe 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.
650		0	_aSex factors in disease.
650		0	_aHealth _xSex differences.
650		0	_aMedical policy.
700	1		_aRieker, Patricia Perri, _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521864152
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511807305
999			_c520461 _d520459