Women in pain : gender and morbidity in Mexico /

Why are Mexican women more likely to experience nonfatal diseases than their male counterparts? To unravel this mystery, Kaja Finkler explores the relationship between patterns of social interaction, cultural expectations, and gender ideologies. In Women in Pain, she examines the nature of sickness...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finkler, Kaja
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press ©1994.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt3fhj9m