Male bodies - health, culture and identity
Publication details: Buckingham : Open University Press, 2000ISBN:- 033519785X
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Summary: This book seeks to demonstrate the importance of developing an empirically and theoretically informed approach to men's health based on an understanding of male embodiment.
Introduction ; Dominant perspectives shaping men's health ; Social theory, the body and health ; The contribution of lay knowledge ; The male body in everyday life ; The idea of embodiment ; Prevention and agency ; Men's health : some conclusions ; Appendix : biographical profiles ; Bibliography ; Index
| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | David Adams Library (Royal Marsden) | WA 31 WAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 54031000168013 | ||
| Book | David Adams Library (Royal Marsden) Shelves | WY89.5 WAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0000002721 |
Introduction ; Dominant perspectives shaping men's health ; Social theory, the body and health ; The contribution of lay knowledge ; The male body in everyday life ; The idea of embodiment ; Prevention and agency ; Men's health : some conclusions ; Appendix : biographical profiles ; Bibliography ; Index
This book seeks to demonstrate the importance of developing an empirically and theoretically informed approach to men's health based on an understanding of male embodiment.
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