An authoritative, state-of-the-art reference collection, bringing together international experts to examine the key issues and core debates related to gender and healthcare. A vital resource for a wide range of academics, researchers, practitioners and policymakers. INDICE: - Introduction: Bringing Gender to the Heart of Health Policy, Practice and Research; E.Kuhlmann & E.Annandale - PART I: GENDERING HEALTHCARE AND POLICY - Re-visiting Gender Justice in Health and Healthcare; S.Payne; L.Doyal - Gender Equality and International Health Policy Planning; S.N.Abdool, C.Garcia-Moreno; A.Amin - Gender Equity and Health Sector Reforms in Low and Middle Income Countries; H.Standing - Gender-sensitive Indicators for Healthcare; V.Lin; H.L'Orange - Gender Assessment: European Health Research Policies; I. Klinge - Gender and the Medicalization of Healthcare; S.E.Bell; A.E.Figert - PART II: THE SOCIAL PATTERNING OF HEALTH BY GENDER - Changing Patterns of Morbidity and Mortality; C.E.Bird, M.E.Lang; P.P.Rieker - Reproductive Regimes: Governing Gendered Bodies; E.Ettorre; C.Kingdon - Coronary Heart Disease: GenderedPublic Health Discourses; E.Riska - Gender and Mental Health; J.Busfield - HIV/AIDS and Gender; L.Gilbert; T.Selikow - PART III: EQUITY AND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE - Gender and Help-seeking: Towards Gender-comparative Studies; K.Hunt, J.Adamson; P.Galdas - Gender Differences in Healthcare Utilization in Later Life; K.Roy; A.Chaudhuri - Men's Health and Well-being; T. Schofield - The Healthcare Needs of Gay and Lesbian Patients; J.Edwards - Mothers and Children: WhatDoes their Health Tell us About Gender?; T.Patel - Gender, Health, Care and Place: Living in Rural and Remote Communities; I.L.Bourgeault; R.Sutherns - PART IV: GENDERING THE ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE - The New Management of Healthcare: 'Rational' Performance and Gendered Actors; J.Barry, E.Berg;J.Chandler - Old Age Care Policies: Gendering Institutional Arrangements Across Countries; V. Burau, H. Theobald; R. H. Blank - Primary Prevention and Health Promotion: Towards Gender-sensitive Interventions; P. Kolip - Gender and Maternal Healthcare; J.Sandall, C.Benoit, E.van Teijlingen, S.Wrede, E.Declercq;R.de Vries - Women's Health Centres: Creating Spaces and Institutional Support; P. Armstrong - PART V: THE PROFESSIONS AS CATALYST OF GENDER-SENSITIVE HEALTHCARE - Women in the Medical Profession: International Trends; E.Riska - Sex,Gender and Health: Developments in Medical Research; T.Lagro-Janssen - GenderMainstreaming at the Cross-roads of Eastern-western Healthcare; L.Cheng, E.Kuhlmann; E.Annandale - Nursing: Globalization of a Female-gendered Profession; S.Wrede - Conclusion: Gender and Healthcare: The Future; E.Annandale; E.Kuhlmann
- ISBN: 978-0-230-23031-6
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 504
- Fecha Publicación: 09/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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