The Health of Men: Structured Inequalities and Opportunities

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, David R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:00:39Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:00:39Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractI have summarized in this article data on the magnitude of health challenges faced by men in the United States. Across a broad range of indicators, men report poorer health than women. Although men in all socioeconomic groups are doing poorly in terms of health, some especially high-risk groups include men of low socioeconomic status (SES) of all racial/ethnic backgrounds, low-SES minority men, and middle-class Black men. Multiple factors contribute to the elevated health risks of men. These include economic marginality, adverse working conditions, and gendered coping responses to stress, each of which can lead to high levels of substance use, other health-damaging behaviors, and an aversion to health-protective behaviors. The forces that adversely affect men’s health are interrelated, unfold over the life course, and are amenable to change.
dc.description.urihttps://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.93.5.724
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/icrq-sq3y
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, David R. (2003) The Health of Men: Structured Inequalities and Opportunities. American Journal of Public Health, 93 (5). pp. 724-731.
dc.identifier.issn0090-0036
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 853
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22826
dc.subjectHealth Equity
dc.subjectelevated health risks of men
dc.subjectSocioeconomic status
dc.subjecteconomic marginality
dc.subjectadverse working conditions
dc.subjectgendered coping responses
dc.titleThe Health of Men: Structured Inequalities and Opportunities
dc.typeArticle

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