Gender, women's health care concerns and other social factors in health and health care / edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld

Published: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
Copyright Date: ©2018
Edition: First edition.
Physical Description: xiii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators: Kronenfeld, Jennie J.

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Series

Research in the sociology of health care ; v. 36. 0275-4959

Contents

Gender, women, and other social factors in health and health care / Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld -- Growth from trauma : gender differences in the experience of cancer and long-term survivorship / Karen Powroznik, Irena Stepanikova and Karen S. Cook -- Younger women with breast cancer and treatment decision-making : rethinking patient involvement and empowerment / Karrie Ann Snyder, Alexandra Tate and Ethan Roubenoff -- Role of cancer history and gender in major health insurance transitions : a longitudinal nationally representative study / Katherine S. Virgo, Chun Chieh Lin, Amy Davidoff, Gery P. Guy Jr., Janet S. de Moor, Donatus U. Ekwueme, Erin E. Kent, Neetu Chawla and K. Robin Yabroff -- Dignity in childbirth : US women's perceptions of respect and autonomy in hospital births / Jessica Liddell and Katherine M. Johnson -- Relationship matters : an examination of educational and racial disparities in unintended pregnancy / Andrew Bertotti -- Understanding the impact of gender in the decision-making process to undergo certain surgeries compared to uncertain surgeries / DaJuan Ferrell -- Trust in health care : understanding the role of gender and racial differences between patients and providers / Celeste Campos-Castillo -- Weight loss surgery patients' gender-differentiated experiences of vanity stigma / Patricia Drew -- Are there gender differences in the capability to use facilities of health care? A multilevel analysis of 22 countries / Rania F. Valeeva and Piet Bracke -- Gender differences in health care utilization among older adults in Barbados / Nekehia T. Quashie -- Burundian female survivors of war (SOW) : views of health before, during, and post conflict / Jenelle R. Walker, Jeanne Nizigiyimana, Oluwasola Banke-Thomas, Eric Niragira, Yvette Nijimbere and Crista Johnson-Agbakwu -- Health and gender: quantifying the unquantifiable / L.F. Carver -- Handled without care : women's health experiences in jail / Laura McKendy.

Summary

"[This book] analyses micro-level gender issues and other social factors impacting macro-level health care systems. Examining the health and health care issues of patients and providers of care both in the United States and in other countries, chapters focus on linkages to policy and population concerns as ways to meet global health care needs"--Page [4] of cover.

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ISBN

9781787561762 hardcover
1787561763 hardcover

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of Acquisition

Purchased with funds from the Karl R. and Diane Wendle Fink Libraries Collections Endowment ; 2018

Endowment Note

Karl R. and Diane Wendle Fink Libraries Collections Endowment

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