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Gender and Health Care in the United Kingdom

Exploring the Stereotypes

  • Authors
  • Bernadette C. Hayes
  • Pauline M. Prior
  • Editors
  • Jo Campling
Textbook

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Researching Gender and Health Care

    1. Researching Gender and Health Care
      Bernadette C. Hayes, Pauline M. Prior
      Pages 1-15

  3. Health Care in the UK

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 17-17
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    2. A Historical Account
      Bernadette C. Hayes, Pauline M. Prior
      Pages 19-32
    3. An Empirical Overview
      Bernadette C. Hayes, Pauline M. Prior
      Pages 33-44

  4. Stereotypes Fullfilled?

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 45-45
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    2. Gender and Physical Health
      Bernadette C. Hayes, Pauline M. Prior
      Pages 47-63
    3. Marriage is Good for Health
      Bernadette C. Hayes, Pauline M. Prior
      Pages 64-80
    4. Older Women are Most Vulnerable
      Bernadette C. Hayes, Pauline M. Prior
      Pages 81-97

  5. Stereotypes Rejected?

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 99-99
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    2. Gender and Mental Health
      Bernadette C. Hayes, Pauline M. Prior
      Pages 101-122
    3. Women as the ‘Madder’ Sex
      Bernadette C. Hayes, Pauline M. Prior
      Pages 123-139
    4. Young Men as Reluctant Help-Seekers
      Bernadette C. Hayes, Pauline M. Prior
      Pages 140-156

  6. The Twenty-First Century in Focus

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 157-157
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    2. The Future
      Bernadette C. Hayes, Pauline M. Prior
      Pages 159-174
  7. Back Matter
    Pages 175-201
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About this book

Introduction

This book brings together a detailed examination of gender differences in the health needs of the UK population. Commonly held assumptions and key debates are explored such as: Are older women more prone to illness than older men? Is being single bad for your health? Are women still the madder sex? The text provides the most up-to-date empirical information regarding gendered health care consumption in the UK and the background knowledge necessary to assess health care needs.

Keywords

care gender health health care knowledge Nation Sex women

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-3760-5
  • Copyright Information The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2003
  • Publisher Name Palgrave, London
  • eBook Packages Medicine
  • Print ISBN 978-0-333-77921-7
  • Online ISBN 978-1-4039-3760-5
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