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The Psychology of Gender and Health
Conceptual and Applied Global Concerns

Provides a theoretical basis on how to develop an integrated understanding of health psychology from a gender perspective, establishing priorities and constructing theory

M. Pilar Sánchez-López (Edited by), Rosa M. Limiñana-Gras (Edited by)

9780128038642

Hardback, published 3 January 2017

430 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.7 cm, 0.81 kg

References from U.S. authors tended to be foundational, but most of the references reflect the interactional approaches that characterize the entire text. That is an important asset of this volume.

The chapters are written in accessible American English and contain clear examples of intersectionality that are much needed in psychology training." --PsycCritiques Vol 62 No. 47

The Psychology of Gender and Health: Conceptual and Applied Global Concerns examines the psychological aspects of the intersection between gender and health and the ways in which they relate to the health of individuals and populations. It demonstrates how gender should be strategically considered in the most routine research tasks—from establishing priorities, constructing theory, designing methodologies, in data interpretation, and how to practically apply this information in clinical contexts.

The topics covered in its chapters answer the needs of professionals, students, and faculty, providing an up-to-date conceptual tool that covers the relationships that exist between gender and health. The book will not only help users build expertise in psychology in gender and health, but also contribute to the awareness and training of psychologists as dynamic actors in the implementation of the gender perspective in their studies, reflections, research, and health interventions.

1. Health From a Gender Perspective: The State of the Art

Part I. Conceptual Approaches for Gender and Health 2. Gender-Based Perspectives About Women’s and Men’s Health 3. The Health Gender Gap: A Constrained Choice Explanation 4. Masculinities and Health: Whose Identities, Whose Constructions? 5. Transgender, Sexual Orientation, and Health

Part II. Clinical and Health Contexts 6. “He’s More Typically Female Because He’s Not Afraid to Cry?: Connecting Heterosexual Gender Relations and Men’s Depression 7. Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Prevention and Intervention Strategies in Spain 8. Examining Migrants’ Health From a Gender Perspective 9. An Integrity Model, Existential Perspective in Clinical Work With Men From a Gender and Health Perspective 10. Contributions of Gender Perspective to HIV Infection 11. Breastfeeding and Health: A Gender Perspective 12. Mainstreaming Gender Equality to Improve Women’s Mental Health in England 13. Health and Gender Perspective in Infertility 14. Epilogue

Subject Areas: Educational psychology [JNC], Child & developmental psychology [JMC]

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