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Author Lorber, Judith.

Title Gender and the social construction of illness / Judith Lorber.

Publication Info. Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, [1997]
©1997

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  306.461 L865G    DUE 05-02-22 Billed
Description xi, 148 pages ; 24 cm.
Series Gender lens
Gender lens.
Contents Gender and the social construction of illness: an overview -- Women get sicker, but men die quicker -- The doctor knows best: gender and the medical encounter -- If a situation is defined as real ... : premenstrual syndrome and menopause -- A modern plague: gender and AIDS -- Treating social bodies in social worlds: feminist health care.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-134) and index.
Subject Social medicine.
Sexism in medicine.
Women -- Health and hygiene -- Sociological aspects.
Men -- Health and hygiene -- Sociological aspects.
Sex role.
Feminist theory.
Women's Health.
Social Medicine.
Sex Factors.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Feminism.
ISBN 0803958137 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
0803958145 paperback
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