Masculinity and Men's Health: Coronary Heart Disease in Medical and Public Discourse

by Elianne Riska

Are men truly marked by their personality to fall victim to heart disease? This book offers a sociological analysis of medical knowledge, gender, and coronary heart disease (CHD) in post-WWII America. Using data on men's high death rates from CHD, the author illuminates contemporary thinking on how changes in the economic and social order influence men's health.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742529002
• ISBN13: 9780742529007
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"