ABSTRACT
Worldwide, men have more opportunities, privileges, and power, yet they also have shorter life expectancies than women. Why is this? Why are there stark differences in the burden of disease, quality of life, and length of life amongst men, by race, ethnicity, (dis)ability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, rurality, and national context? Why is this a largely unexplored area of research? Men’s Health Equity is the first volume to describe men’s health equity as a field of study that emerged from gaps in and between research on men’s health and health inequities.
This handbook provides a comprehensive review of foundations of the field; summarizes the issues unique to different populations; discusses key frameworks for studying and exploring issues that cut across populations in the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Central America, and South America; and offers strategies for improving the health of key population groups and achieving men’s health equity overall. This book systematically explores the underlying causes of these differences, describes the specific challenges faced by particular groups of men, and offers policy and programmatic strategies to improve the health and well-being of men and pursue men’s health equity. Men’s Health Equity will be the first collection to present the state of the science in this field, its progress, its breadth, and its future.
This book is an invaluable resource for scholars, researchers, students, and professionals interested in men’s health equity, men’s health, psychology of men’s health, gender studies, public health, and global health.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Psychosocial and Developmental Foundations of Men’s Health Equity
chapter |15 pages
Fatherhood as a Social Context for Reducing Men’s Health Disparities
chapter |14 pages
Middle-aged men’s health
part |2 pages
Environmental, Social, and Policy Determinants of Men’s Health Inequities
chapter |14 pages
The Public Health Disparities of Domestic Violence
chapter |14 pages
What Influences Adolescent Black Male Development and Well-Being?
part |2 pages
Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes
chapter |11 pages
Diabetes Health Disparities in Men
part |2 pages
Men’s Health Inequities in the United States
chapter |25 pages
Understanding Health Inequalities Experienced by Black Men
part |2 pages
Men’s Health Inequities Across the Globe
chapter |17 pages
Picturing Intersectionality in Men’s Suicidality Research
chapter |19 pages
Regional Variation in Determinants of Men’s Health
part |2 pages
Final Thoughts and Future Directions