| Women's Mental Health: Resistance and Resilience in Community and Society 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Khanlou, Nazilla (Editor), Pilkington, F. Beryl (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319173251 ISBN-13: 9783319173252 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Applied Psychology - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: 304.8 |
| Series: Advances in Mental Health and Addiction |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.71 lbs) 390 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book focuses on the social and societal context of women's mental health. Drawing from multidisciplinary perspectives and scholarship, it pays particular attention to how women's mental health is experienced at the personal level, yet it is influenced by their relationships and interacts with the larger societal context (such as prevailing gender equality policies, income distribution, role burden, peace and security). Specific attention is given to the positive aspects of women's mental health (such as agency, resilience) and how women's personal relations across diverse domains (such as family, work, neighbourhoods) are constructed and influenced by, and in turn influence, broader societal structures/ policies/ opportunities. A unique feature of this book is that, at the end of each chapter, there is a Response section written by a non-academic such as a community member, practitioner or policy maker in which the invited authors respond to the chapter texts in the form of narrative, poetry, and/or prose, according to their various backgrounds, interests, and experiences. |
