The Psychology of Gender and Health: Conceptual and Applied Global Concerns examines the psychological aspects of the intersection between gender and health and the ways in which they relate to the health of individuals and populations. It demonstrates how gender should be strategically considered in the most routine research tasks—from establishing priorities, constructing theory, designing methodologies, in data interpretation, and how to practically apply this information in clinical contexts.
The topics covered in its chapters answer the needs of professionals, students, and faculty, providing an up-to-date conceptual tool that covers the relationships that exist between gender and health. The book will not only help users build expertise in psychology in gender and health, but also contribute to the awareness and training of psychologists as dynamic actors in the implementation of the gender perspective in their studies, reflections, research, and health interventions.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Foreword - p. xi 7. Chapter 1. Health From a Gender Perspective: The State of the Art - p. 1 8. Determinants of Health - p. 2 9. The Sex/Gender System - p. 4 10. The Gender Perspective in Health: Integration of Sex and Gender in the Analysis and Research of Health - p. 10 11. Incorporation of the Gender Perspective to Interventions in Health - p. 29 12. Book Preview - p. 38 13. Part I. Conceptual Approaches for Gender and Health - p. 52 14. Chapter 2. Gender-Based Perspectives About Women’s and Men’s Health - p. 55 15. Chapter 3. The Health Gender Gap: A Constrained Choice Explanation - p. 85 16. Chapter 4. Masculinities and Health: Whose Identities, Whose Constructions? - p. 119 17. Chapter 5. Transgender, Sexual Orientation, and Health - p. 143 18. Part II. Clinical and Health Contexts - p. 174 19. Chapter 6. “He’s More Typically Female Because He’s Not Afraid to Cry”: Connecting Heterosexual Gender Relations and Men’s Depression - p. 177 20. Chapter 7. Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Prevention and Intervention Strategies in Spain - p. 199 21. Chapter 8. Examining Migrants’ Health From a Gender Perspective - p. 231 22. Chapter 9. An Integrity Model, Existential Perspective in Clinical Work With Men From a Gender and Health Perspective - p. 251 23. Chapter 10. Contributions of Gender Perspective to HIV Infection - p. 275 24. Chapter 11. Breastfeeding and Health: A Gender Perspective - p. 309 25. Chapter 12. Mainstreaming Gender Equality to Improve Women’s Mental Health in England - p. 343 26. Chapter 13. Health and Gender Perspective in Infertility - p. 363 27. Chapter 14. Epilogue - p. 401 28. Index - p. 407
The Psychology of Gender and Health: Conceptual and Applied Global Concerns examines the psychological aspects of the intersection between gender and health and the ways in which they relate to the health of individuals and populations. It demonstrates how gender should be strategically considered in the most routine research tasks—from establishing priorities, constructing theory, designing methodologies, in data interpretation, and how to practically apply this information in clinical contexts.
The topics covered in its chapters answer the needs of professionals, students, and faculty, providing an up-to-date conceptual tool that covers the relationships that exist between gender and health. The book will not only help users build expertise in psychology in gender and health, but also contribute to the awareness and training of psychologists as dynamic actors in the implementation of the gender perspective in their studies, reflections, research, and health interventions.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. ix 6. Foreword - p. xi 7. Chapter 1. Health From a Gender Perspective: The State of the Art - p. 1 8. Determinants of Health - p. 2 9. The Sex/Gender System - p. 4 10. The Gender Perspective in Health: Integration of Sex and Gender in the Analysis and Research of Health - p. 10 11. Incorporation of the Gender Perspective to Interventions in Health - p. 29 12. Book Preview - p. 38 13. Part I. Conceptual Approaches for Gender and Health - p. 52 14. Chapter 2. Gender-Based Perspectives About Women’s and Men’s Health - p. 55 15. Chapter 3. The Health Gender Gap: A Constrained Choice Explanation - p. 85 16. Chapter 4. Masculinities and Health: Whose Identities, Whose Constructions? - p. 119 17. Chapter 5. Transgender, Sexual Orientation, and Health - p. 143 18. Part II. Clinical and Health Contexts - p. 174 19. Chapter 6. “He’s More Typically Female Because He’s Not Afraid to Cry”: Connecting Heterosexual Gender Relations and Men’s Depression - p. 177 20. Chapter 7. Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Prevention and Intervention Strategies in Spain - p. 199 21. Chapter 8. Examining Migrants’ Health From a Gender Perspective - p. 231 22. Chapter 9. An Integrity Model, Existential Perspective in Clinical Work With Men From a Gender and Health Perspective - p. 251 23. Chapter 10. Contributions of Gender Perspective to HIV Infection - p. 275 24. Chapter 11. Breastfeeding and Health: A Gender Perspective - p. 309 25. Chapter 12. Mainstreaming Gender Equality to Improve Women’s Mental Health in England - p. 343 26. Chapter 13. Health and Gender Perspective in Infertility - p. 363 27. Chapter 14. Epilogue - p. 401 28. Index - p. 407
