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‘Not living life in too much of an excess’: lay men understanding health and well-being
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Abstract While research on lay perspectives of health now has a wellestablished history, specific empirical data on male lay perspectives of health and well-being are largely absent. Drawing on focus group data and in-depth interviews with 20 lay men (including sub-samples of gay men and disabled men), and s... mehr
While research on lay perspectives of health now has a wellestablished history, specific empirical data on male lay perspectives of health and well-being are largely absent. Drawing on focus group data and in-depth interviews with 20 lay men (including sub-samples of gay men and disabled men), and seven health professionals, this article explores how the men conceptualized ‘health’ and the gendered nature of such conceptualizations. Specific emphasis is given to considering notions of ‘control’ and ‘release’, and the associated issues of ‘risk’ and ‘responsibility’, in the participants’ health narratives. A conceptual model for understanding ‘masculinity’ and ‘health’ is presented.... weniger
Freie Schlagwörter
lay perspectives; masculinity; men's health; responsibility; risk;
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2006
Seitenangabe
S. 175-189
Zeitschriftentitel
Health, 10 (2006) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459306061787
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)