Abstract
Men’s health has become a significant area of public debate in recent years. Indeed Rieder and Meryn (2001) go as far as suggesting, ‘there seems to be a resurgence of men’s health issues at the forefront, together with or in place of women’s health policy and promotion’. The last ten years or so have seen a significant international expansion of gendered research and commentary on men’s health (for example, Bruckenwell et al., 1995; Sabo and Gordon, 1995; Connell et al., 1998; Schmeiser-Rieder et al., 1999; Watson, 2000; Luck et al., 2000; WHO, 2000; Lee and Owens, 2002; White and Cash, 2003; Riska, 2004; Sabo, 2005), as well as the launching of two specialist journals: International Journal of Men’s Health; and The Journal of Men’s Health and Gender. Yet, having said that, until recently in many countries there has been relatively little focused academic work on men’s health from a gendered perspective.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | European Perspectives on Men and Masculinities |
| Subtitle of host publication | National and Transnational Approaches |
| Editors | Jeff Hearn, Keith Pringle |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. |
| Pages | 170-183 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780230626447 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780230594470, 9781403918130 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
