ABSTRACT
In the face of the long domination of medical care by men, Women and Health explores from a variety of perspectives the twin issues of women in health care, and the health care of women. Specific sections address the women's health movement, birth control and childbirth, women in the health labor force, and the influence of women's employment on their health. Already acclaimed by scholars and health policy-makers alike, Women and Health is sure to become a standard sourcebook on an important and neglected subject.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|1 pages
The Women’s Movement
part 2|1 pages
Case Studies In Women’s Health
chapter Chapter 2|22 pages
Convenience and the Occurrence of Births: Induction of Labor in the United States and Canada
part 3|1 pages
Women In The Health Labor Force
chapter Chapter 4|26 pages
Sexism and Racism in the American Health Care Industry: A Comparative Analysis
part 4|1 pages
Women’s Work, Women’s Health
chapter Chapter 7|10 pages
Do Men and Women Have Different Jobs Because of Their Biological Differences?
part 5|1 pages
The Professional Control of Social Conflict
chapter Chapter 9|34 pages
Medicine and Patriarchal Violence: The Social Construction of a “Private” Event
part 6|1 pages
Biology, Nature, and the Construction of Knowledge