The Psychology of Gender and Health: Conceptual and Applied Global Concerns

The Psychology of Gender and Health: Conceptual and Applied Global Concerns examines the psychological aspects of the intersection between gender and health and the ways in which they relate to the health of individuals and populations. It demonstrates how gender should be strategically considered in the most routine research tasks—from establishing priorities, constructing theory, designing methodologies, in data interpretation, and how to practically apply this information in clinical contexts.

The topics covered in its chapters answer the needs of professionals, students, and faculty, providing an up-to-date conceptual tool that covers the relationships that exist between gender and health. The book will not only help users build expertise in psychology in gender and health, but also contribute to the awareness and training of psychologists as dynamic actors in the implementation of the gender perspective in their studies, reflections, research, and health interventions.

Offers specific literature on the gender perspective in health and psychologyAddresses a broad and diverse audience, and its coverage is uniquely comprehensiveUtilizes an intersectional approach to race, class, sexual orientation, nationality, disability status, and ageUpdates on the pressing concerns of gender violenceCovers specific content on transgender and same-sex attracted populations that includes a focus on men and masculinityDeals with hot topics on infertility, immigration, and HIV/AIDS

1. Health From a Gender Perspective: The State of the Art

Part I. Conceptual Approaches for Gender and Health 2. Gender-Based Perspectives About Women’s and Men’s Health 3. The Health Gender Gap: A Constrained Choice Explanation 4. Masculinities and Health: Whose Identities, Whose Constructions? 5. Transgender, Sexual Orientation, and Health

Part II. Clinical and Health Contexts 6. “He’s More Typically Female Because He’s Not Afraid to Cry”: Connecting Heterosexual Gender Relations and Men’s Depression 7. Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Prevention and Intervention Strategies in Spain 8. Examining Migrants’ Health From a Gender Perspective 9. An Integrity Model, Existential Perspective in Clinical Work With Men From a Gender and Health Perspective 10. Contributions of Gender Perspective to HIV Infection 11. Breastfeeding and Health: A Gender Perspective 12. Mainstreaming Gender Equality to Improve Women’s Mental Health in England 13. Health and Gender Perspective in Infertility 14. Epilogue