Handbook of Gender, Culture, and Health

by Eisler, Richard M.; Hersen, Michel; Winett, Richard A.; Lundberg, Ulf

• ISBN13: 9780805826388
• ISBN10: 0805826386
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

ThisHandbookillustrates how gender, ethnicity, age, and even sexual orientation and understanding influence the health practices and risk factors for health problems in diverse groups of people. Contributions from leading researchers in psychology, health, and epidemiology provide an interdisciplinary approach to the topic. In addition to epidemiological issues, this book discusses the view that public health policy and programs must be individually tailored to specific groups to maximize their effectiveness. Part I deals with the effects of stress on the health of diverse populations. Part II of the book raises the issues of varied health risk factors and health practices for different cultural and socioeconomic groups. Part III examines specific health problems and issues common to women and men of varying ethnicity. The last section deals with the health problems of specific populations. Featuring the latest information for understanding how diverse groups of people perceive and respond to issues relating to their health, thisHandbookshould prove to be a valuable resource to a wide range of practitioners and researchers in psychology, medicine, psychiatry, sociology, social work, nursing, exercise science, and counseling.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART I Stress in Diverse Populations
Neuroendocrine Influences on the Health of Diverse Populations	3	(18)
Tonya Y. Schooler
Andrew Baum
Neurohormonal Factors, Stress, Health, and Gender	21	(22)
Ulf Lundberg
Deirdre Parr
Gender Role Stressors and Women's Health	43	(20)
Patti Lou Watkins
Diane Whaley
Masculine Gender Role Stressors and Men's Health	63	(22)
Glenn E. Good
Nancy B. Sherrod
Mark G. Dillon
PART II Differences in Health Issues
Health Risk Factors in Diverse Cultural Groups	85	(20)
David Sue
Health Practices and Health-Care Systems Among Cultural Groups	105	(34)
Nolan E. Penn
Joyce Kramer
John F. Skinner
Roberto J. Velasquez
Barbara W. K. Yee
Letticia M. Arellano
Joyce P. Williams
Behavioral and Sociocultural Aspects of Aging, Ethnicity, and Health	139	(22)
Miriam F. Kelty
Richard R. Hoffman III
Marcia G. Ory
J. Taylor Harden
PART III Specific Health Problems
Influence of Gender on Cardiovascular Disease	161	(18)
Tores Theorell
Annika Harenstam
Cancers Common in Men	179	(18)
David Frederick Gordon
Traci Cerami
Cancers Common in Women	197	(30)
Beth E. Meyerowitz
Andrea A. Bull
Martin A. Perez
The Influence of Ethnicity on Eating Disorders in Women	227	(28)
Ruth H. Striegel-Moore
Linda Smolak
Gender and Cultural Influences on Substance Abuse	255	(44)
Barbara W. Lex
Gender and Cultural Factors in the Prevention of HIV Infection Among Women	299	(22)
Kathleen J. Sikkema
Lynne I. Wagner
Laura M. Bogart
Gender, Culture, and Autoimmune Disorders	321	(22)
Joan C. Chrisler
Erin L. O'Hea
Gender and Fitness: Enhancing Women's Health Through Principled Exercise Training	343	(34)
Jessica A. Whiteley
Richard A. Winett
PART IV Health Problems of Special Populations
Health Concerns of Lesbians	377	(28)
Kate O'Hanlan
Role of Gender and Culture in the Psychological Adjustment to Aging	405	(24)
Cindy B. Kamilar
Daniel L. Segal
Sara H. Qualls
The Effects of Gender and Culture on Adjustment to Widowhood	429	(20)
Patricia A. Wisocki
Jeffrey Skowron
The Role of Gender in Marital Dysfunction	449	(22)
Gary R. Brooks
Survivors of Violence by Male Partners: Gender and Cultural Considerations	471	(20)
Mary P.Koss
Karen Hoffman
Author Index	491	(36)
Subject Index	527