There is now an excellent academic literature on men's health and illness, the links between men's health and the social construction of masculinity, and related issues. Here, we have gathered some of the key academic overviews of this area, in full text.
These include:
- Baker, P, Dworkin SL, Tong S, Banks I, Shand T, Yamey G. (2014) The men’s health gap: men must be included in the global health equity agenda. Bull World Health Organ., Aug 1; 92(8): 618-20.
- Courtenay, Will H. (2000a). Constructions of Masculinity and Their Influence on Men’s Well-Being: A Theory of Gender and Health. Social Science & Medicine, May; 50(10): 1385-401.
- Courtenay, Will H. (2000b). Engendering Health: A Social Constructionist Examination of Men’s Health Beliefs and Behaviors. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 1(1), January.
- Creighton, G., & Oliffe, J. L. (2010). Theorising masculinities and men’s health: A brief history with a view to practice. Health Sociology Review, 19(4), 409-418.
- Doyal, Lesley. (2001). Sex, Gender, and Health: The Need for a New Approach. British Medical Journal. Vol. 323, 3 November
- Evans, J., Frank, B., Oliffe, J. L., & Gregory, D. (2011). Health, Illness, Men and Masculinities (HIMM): a theoretical framework for understanding men and their health. Journal of Men's Health, 8(1), 7-15.
- Greene, Margaret E., and Gary Barker. (2013). Masculinity and Its Public Health Implications for Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention. In Routledge Handbook of Global Public Health, ed. Richard Parker and Marni Sommer (New York: Routledge)
- Kavanagh, S., & Graham, M. (2019). How Gender Inequity Impacts on Men’s Health: An Exploration of Theoretical Pathways. International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health, 2(1), e11-e21.
- Lohan, Maria. (2007). How might we understand men’s health better? Integrating explanations from critical studies on men and inequalities in health. Social Science and Medicine, Volume 65, Issue 3, August.
- Robertson, S., Williams, B., & Oliffe, J. (2016). The Case for Retaining a Focus on “Masculinities” in Men’s Health Research. International Journal of Men’s Health, 15(1).
- Sabo, Donald. (2000). Men’s Health Studies: Origins and Trends. Journal of American College Health. 49(3):133-142, Nov.
- Schofield T., R.W. Connell, L. Walker, J.F. Wood, and D.L. Butland. (2000). Understanding Men’s Health and Illness: A Gender-Relations Approach to Policy, Research, and Practice. Journal of American College Health, 48(6): 247-256, May.
- Smith, James A. (2007a). Beyond masculine stereotypes: Moving men’s health promotion forward in Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, April, Volume 18, N1.
- Smith, James A. (2007b). Addressing men’s health policy concerns in Australia: what can be done? Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 4:20.
- Stern, Erin. (2015). Men’s health and wellbeing. In Edström, J.; Hassink, A.; Shahrokh, T. and Stern, E. (eds) Engendering Men: A Collaborative Review of Evidence on Men and Boys in Social Change and Gender Equality. EMERGE Evidence Review, Promundo-US, Sonke Gender Justice and the Institute of Development Studies.
- Williams, David R. (2003). The health of men: Structured inequalities and opportunities. American Journal Of Public Health, Vol. 93, No. 5, pp. 724-729.
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Wong, Y. J., Ho, M.-H. R., Wang, S.-Y., & Miller, I. S. K. (2016, November 21). Meta-Analyses of the Relationship Between Conformity to Masculine Norms and Mental Health-Related Outcomes. Journal of Counseling Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ cou0000176
Also see:
- Further reading on men's health and illness, at http://www.xyonline.net/content/20-men%E2%80%99s-health;
- Working with men: Key references and reports: https://xyonline.net/books/bibliography/bibliography-12