{"product_id":"womens-health-christina-lee-9780761957294","title":"Women\u0026#8242;s Health: Psychological and Social Perspectives","description":"\u003cb\u003eWomen′s Health\u003c\/b\u003e has a great deal to offer students, academics and practitioners in health and clinical psychology, as well as people working in women′s studies, sociology and social work. It is a thought-provoking text which left me feeling invigorated about carrying out research in this field′ -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Journal of Health Psychology \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This will be a useful source book for health psychology students and those in health professions who are interested in a social and feminist approach to health′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Health Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWomen′s Health: Psychological and Social Perspectives\u003c\/b\u003e has a great deal to offer students, academics and practitioners in health and clinical psychology, as well as people working in women′s studies, sociology, and social work. It is a thought-provoking text which left me feeling invigorated about carrying out research in this field. Furthermore, it demonstrates how valuable feminist, social constructionist approaches are in identifying those social and cultural factors that influence women′s lives, women′s health, and more broadly, research into these topics.′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Health Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is  women′s health′, and what are the issues of women′s health beyond the obstetric and the gynaecological? This wide-ranging book - the first volume in the new \u003ci\u003eBehaviour and Health\u003c\/i\u003e series - surveys the social and cultural influences on women, focusing on the ways these impact on their health. It looks at the social construction of gender and, from a psychological point of view, the unique aspects of women′s health which are affected by social roles, and not just biology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen′s Health\u003c\/b\u003e is organized around restrictive social myths about women: women at the mercy of their hormones; the myth of the maternal instinct; the assumption that it is  natural′ for women to carry out the majority of unpaid domestic labour and family care; and women as stereotypes conforming to images of youth, beauty and sexual availability to men. Drawing on research from a wide range of countries, non-western perspectives are included wherever possible. Each chapter includes a review of the psychological literature and relates it to feminist perspectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761957294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761957294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.42h x 6.18w x 0.56d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christina Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48658916737279,"sku":"9780761957294","price":116.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/womens-health-christina-lee-9780761957294","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}