Rethinking Men's Health and Illness: The Relevance of Gender Studies

2012 ◽  
pp. 2-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Sabo ◽  
David Frederick Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Health And Illness

scholarly journals Canadian Men’s Self-Management of Chronic Diseases: A Literature Analysis of Strategies for Dealing With Risks and Promoting Wellness

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1077-1095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margareth S. Zanchetta ◽  
Christine Maheu ◽  
Olesya Kolisnyk ◽  
Mohamed Mohamed ◽  
Sepali Guruge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Illness Experiences ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health And Illness ◽  
Social Invisibility

This article reviews the qualitative research on men’s self-management of mental and physical chronic diseases, with emphasis on strategies for dealing with risks and promoting wellness. Using Bardin’s method of document analysis, it was focused on the findings of Canadian qualitative studies published in French or English from 2005 to 2011. Boltanski’s theory on social uses of the body inspired the analysis. Living with a chronic disease threatens men’s sense of masculinity and self-image, as well as their perceived ability to fulfill expected social roles. Social images of men’s bodies influence how men express their emotions, attributes, and attitudes, or acknowledge the need for and seek social affirmation. Self-management has been documented in Canadian qualitative literature as a complex phenomenon influenced by the social environment, personal capacities, feelings, perceptions, and potentials. The extent of how all these features interact within the scope of men’s mental and physical health and illness experiences was partially revealed in this study. The findings underscore the social invisibility of men’s bodies, especially those of men facing social inequities. Attending to principles of social justice can ensure that future research on men’s health will amplify the range of men’s voices and allow them to be heard. Recommendations address also the international scientific community interested in advancing men’s health research, especially in those countries that lack a national men’s health policy.

Understanding Men's Health and Illness: A Gender-relations Approach to Policy, Research, and Practice

2000 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 247-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Schofield ◽  
R. W. Connell ◽  
Linley Walker ◽  
Julian F. Wood ◽  
Dianne L. Butland
Keyword(s):  
Gender Relations ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Health And Illness

scholarly journals No Country for Old Men? An Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Josep M. Armengol
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Old Men ◽  
Book Editor ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractThis introductory chapter by the book editor helps to identify the main aims, objectives, organization, and rationale behind the book. The book also advances the findings of each of the chapters and points, based on the initial findings, to some possible further research venues. Traditionally, gender studies have focused on women, which is logical, but gender studies have since the late 1980s started to pay increasing attention to men’s lives as well. This volume focuses on representations of aging masculinities in contemporary U.S. fiction, and thus investigates a selection of literary texts that place old men at the center of the narrative, analyzing specific depictions of issues such as older men’s health problems, body changes and shifting perceptions of sexual prowess, depression, loneliness and loss, but also greater wisdom and confidence, legacy, changing notions and appraisals of time, new relationships, and affective patterns, among others.

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