Publisher's Synopsis
This text explores the anatomical and socioeconomic differences which predispose many women to some disorders while protecting them from others. Subjects covered include women and pain, reproductive decisions, medical screeing, the relationship between social circumstances and health and the resilience of women, from which we still have much to learn. The book is a response to the tendency in health psychology to explore the behaviour of half the population in order to draw conclusions about the experience of the whole and, as such, should be of interest to those concerned with the psychology of health.
