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- Provides a comprehensive and coherent account of a topical subject
Features new empirical analysis of census material, and wide coverage of all regions within the UK
Incorporates a range of studentfriendly features, including chapter summaries, and bullet pointed lists highlighting key questions
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Researching Gender and Health Care
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Health Care in the UK
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Stereotypes Fullfilled?
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Stereotypes Rejected?
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The Twenty-First Century in Focus
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About this book
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.
About the authors
BERNADETTE HAYES is Professor of Sociology at The Queen's University of Belfast. She is an expert in quantitative data analysis and her main areas of research interest include gender relations, religion and politics.
PAULINE PRIOR is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at The Queen's University of Belfast. She is an experienced researcher in mental health policy and the author of Gender and Mental Health.
PAULINE PRIOR is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at The Queen's University of Belfast. She is an experienced researcher in mental health policy and the author of Gender and Mental Health.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gender and Health Care in the UK
Book Subtitle: Exploring the Stereotypes
Authors: Bernadette C. Hayes, Pauline M. Prior
Editors: Jo Campling
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-3760-5
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2003
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 224
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Public Health