Code: 06818670

Between Rocks and Hard Places

Name: Between Rocks and Hard Places
Brand: VDM Verlag
SKU: 06818670
Price: 83.01 EUR
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by Ilkka Pietilä

Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 236
Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2008
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Book synopsis

In studies on men s health, it has become commonplace§to claim that hegemonic masculinity is in profound§conflict with health-awareness and healthy lifestyle.§This book questions this assumption by critically§exploring how men discuss health, healthy lifestyle§and masculinity on the basis of interviews with§Finnish paper-mill workers. The study focuses on§conflicts and dilemmas within and between§constructions of healthiness and masculinity by§analyzing men s interview talk on self-rated health,§applicability of health information, men s health as§a societal phenomenon, and bedrocks of personal§healthy lifestyle. By shedding light on men s§increased health-awareness and interest in health§issues, the study challenges many of the prevailing§assumptions of research on men s health and§masculinities. As a conclusion, the study suggests§that a key feature of modern hegemonic masculinity is§asserting discursive competence in interaction for§managing varying meanings related to gender and§health. The book is useful and thought-provoking for§academics and health professionals dealing with men s§health, lay understanding of health and illness as§well as gender studies. In studies on men s health, it has become commonplace§to claim that hegemonic masculinity is in profound§conflict with health-awareness and healthy lifestyle.§This book questions this assumption by criticallyexploring how men discuss health, healthy lifestyle§and masculinity on the basis of interviews with§Finnish paper-mill workers. The study focuses on§conflicts and dilemmas within and between§constructions of healthiness and masculinity by§analyzing men s interview talk on self-rated health,§applicability of health information, men s health as§a societal phenomenon, and bedrocks of personal§healthy lifestyle. By shedding light on men s§increased health-awareness and interest in health§issues, the study challenges many of the prevailing§assumptions of research on men s health and§masculinities. As a conclusion, the study suggests§that a key feature of modern hegemonic masculinity is§asserting discursive competence in interaction for§managing varying meanings related to gender and§health. The book is useful and thought-provoking for§academics and health professionals dealing with men s§health, lay understanding of health and illness as§well as gender studies.