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Gender in/and/of Health Inequalities.
- Source :
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Australian Journal of Social Issues (Australian Council of Social Service) . Autumn2008, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p11-28. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The relationship between gender and health inequalities is potentially complicated, raising questions for health and social research, practice and policy. In this paper, I use two population health case studies - obesity and smoking - to explore the interplay between gender and socioeconomic position. The cases show that, on its own, neither dimension of inequality affords a comprehensive picture of these significant risks to public health. Furthermore, historical change in the socioeconomic and gendered distribution of these health risks suggests that gender is best considered as a dynamic and layered form of differentiation, rather than as a simple or stable dichotomy. A more nuanced approach to the analysis of gender and health has the potential to generate both more fruitful research and more effective health and social policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01576321
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australian Journal of Social Issues (Australian Council of Social Service)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31733208
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1839-4655.2008.tb00087.x