TY - JOUR
T1 - “Men Behaving Badly”
T2 - Patriarchy, Public Policy and Health Inequalities
AU - Scott-Samuel, Alex J. R.
AU - Crawshaw, Paul
AU - Oakley, Ann
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PY - 2015/11/26
Y1 - 2015/11/26
N2 - Gender is under-represented in the literature on health inequalities and social determinants
of health; the latter are in turn under-represented in the literature on
gender in general and on men and masculinities in particular. Furthermore, research
and policy on gender and health frequently individualise issues of inequality, neglecting
structural and systemic root causes of differential rates and experiences of
morbidity and mortality. This article highlights the patriarchal social structures, attitudes
and practices that, we argue, are common antecedents of these inequalities
and suggests ways in which research and public policy can begin to address them.
Patriarchy and hegemonic masculinity must be challenged as part of a wider set of
social structural determinants of health.
AB - Gender is under-represented in the literature on health inequalities and social determinants
of health; the latter are in turn under-represented in the literature on
gender in general and on men and masculinities in particular. Furthermore, research
and policy on gender and health frequently individualise issues of inequality, neglecting
structural and systemic root causes of differential rates and experiences of
morbidity and mortality. This article highlights the patriarchal social structures, attitudes
and practices that, we argue, are common antecedents of these inequalities
and suggests ways in which research and public policy can begin to address them.
Patriarchy and hegemonic masculinity must be challenged as part of a wider set of
social structural determinants of health.
UR - https://www.lens.org/102-431-460-152-949
U2 - 10.3149/jmh.1403.250
DO - 10.3149/jmh.1403.250
M3 - Article
SN - 1532-6306
VL - 14
SP - 250
EP - 258
JO - International Journal of Men's Health
JF - International Journal of Men's Health
IS - 3
ER -