| What Makes Women Sick: Gender and the Political Economy of Health 1995 Edition Contributor(s): Doyal, Lesley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333542053 ISBN-13: 9780333542057 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $52.42 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Social Science | Disease & Health Issues |
| Dewey: 362.108 |
| Series: Gender and the Political Economy of Health |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.83 lbs) 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lesley Doyal draws on a wide range of disciplines to highlight the limitations of medical models in understanding global patterns of health and disease in women. Examining in detail the impact of sexuality, fertility control, reproduction, domestic labour and waged work on women's well-being, she shows how gender divisions in economic and social life affect their experiences of illness, disability and mortality. A concluding chapter illustrates the multiplicity of ways in which women around the world are challenging the threats to their health. |