Gender, health, and popular culture : historical perspectives /

Health is a gendered concept in Western cultures, customarily associated with strength in men and beauty in women. Educated or self-styled experts, ranging from physicians to newspaper columnists to advertisers, offer advice on achieving optimal health. Historically, gendered concepts of health were...

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Tác giả khác: Warsh, Cheryl Krasnick, 1957- (Biên tập viên)
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2011]
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=452749
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