Men''s Health Equity - A Handbook

Worldwide, men have more opportunities, privileges, and power, yet they also have shorter life expectancies than women. Why is this? Why are there stark differences in the burden of disease, quality of life, and length of life amongst men, by race, ethnicity, (dis)ability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, rurality, and national context? Why is this a largely unexplored area of research? Men's Health Equity is the first volume to describe men's health equity as a field of study that emerged from gaps in and between research on men's health and health inequities.

This handbook provides a comprehensive review of foundations of the field; summarizes the issues unique to different populations; discusses key frameworks for studying and exploring issues that cut across populations in the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Central America, and South America; and offers strategies for improving the health of key population groups and achieving men's health equity overall. This book systematically explores the underlying causes of these differences, describes the specific challenges faced by particular groups of men, and offers policy and programmatic strategies to improve the health and well-being of men and pursue men's health equity. Men's Health Equity will be the first collection to present the state of the science in this field, its progress, its breadth, and its future.

This book is an invaluable resource for scholars, researchers, students, and professionals interested in men's health equity, men's health, psychology of men's health, gender studies, public health, and global health.

List of contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments

Part I: Psychosocial and Developmental Foundations of Men’s Health Equity


1. Introduction
Derek M. Griffith, PhD, Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv, and Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD


2. Masculinity and Men’s Health Disparities: Conceptual and Theoretical Challenges
Steve Robertson, PhD, RGN and Lynne Kilvington-Dowd


3. Precarious Manhood for Men’s Health and Men’s Health Disparities
Joseph A. Vandello, PhD, Jennifer K. Bosson, PhD, and Joanna R. Lawler


4. Fatherhood as a Social Context for Reducing Men’s Health Disparities: Lessons Learned from the Fathers and Sons Program
Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, PhD, Kazumi Tsuchiya, MPH, Shervin Assari, MD, MPH, and Alvin Thomas, PhD


5. Young Adulthood and Health Disparities in African American Males
Michael Cunningham, PhD and Antanious White


6. Middle-Aged Men’s Health: Patterns and Causes of Health Inequities During a Pivotal Period in the Life Course
Derek M. Griffith, PhD, Emily Cornish Jaeger, MPH, Ledric D. Sherman, PhD, MA, and Heath J. Moore, BS


7. Men’s Health in Later Life: Diverse and Intersecting Contexts
Jamie Mitchell, MSSW, PhD, Julie Ober Allen, PhD, MPH, and Ramona Perry, BA


8. Measuring the Dimensions of African American Manhood: A Factor Analysis
Derek M. Griffith, PhD, Jacquelyn S. Pennings, PhD, Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv, and Gregory D. Ayers, MS
Part II: Environmental, Social, and Policy Determinants of Men’s Health Inequities


9. Being a Man in the Countryside: How Rural Men Navigate Health and Masculinity
Bradley Hiebert, MSc, PhD, Beverly Leipert, RN, PhD, and Sandra Regan, RN, PhD


10. Urban Men’s Health: How Urban Environments Affect Black Men’s Health
Waldo E. Johnson, Jr., PhD, MSW


11. Incarceration as Determinant of Poor Health Outcomes
Jason M. Williams, PhD and Carrie Bergeson, MS, CFLE


12. The Public Health Disparities of Domestic Violence: Including the Perspectives and Health of Ethnic-Minority Men
Rohan D. Jeremiah, PhD and Olubunmi Basirat Oyewowo-Gassikia, PhD, LMSW


13. Global Men’s Health Policy
Noel Richardson, PhD, James A. Smith, PhD, Steve Robertson, PhD, RGN, and Peter Baker, MA, FRSPH


14. Health, Public, and Social Policy
Henrie M. Treadwell, PhD and Marguerite J. Ro, DrPH


15. What Influences Adolescent Black Male Development and Well-Being? Implications of the Limits and Opportunities of Social Policy
Keon L. Gilbert, DrPH, MA, MPH, Rashawn J. Ray, PhD, and Odis D. Johnson, PhD

Part III: Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes


16. Male Health Behaviors
Michael J. Rovito, PhD, CHES, FMHI


17. Considerations in Men’s Mental Health Promotion and Treatment
Zac E. Seidler, MCP, Simon M. Rice, PhD, John S. Ogrodniczuk, PhD, David Kealy, PhD, Haryana M. Dhillon, PhD, and John L. Oliffe, PhD, MEd, RN


18. Depression, Trauma, and Suicide Among Adolescent and Young Adult Males
Michael A. Lindsey, PhD, MSW, MPH and Yunyu Xiao, MPhil


19. Men’s Trauma, Depression, and Suicide in Adulthood
Daphne C. Watkins, PhD and Janelle R. Goodwill, MSW


20. Cancer Disparities in Men
Kelvin A. Moses, MD, PhD, FACS


21. Diabetes Health Disparities in Men: A Brief Review of the Influence of Gender on the Onset and Progression of Diabetes in Men and Implications for Interventions and Practice
Jaclynn M. Hawkins, MSW, PhD, Rosalyn Denise Campbell, PhD, LMSW, Charles Graham, LSMW, PhD

Part IV: Men’s Health Inequities in the United States


22. The Health of Gay and Bisexual Men: Theoretical Approaches and Policy Implications
Stephanie H. Cook, DrPH, MPH, Erica P. Wood, MPH, Jason Harris, MPH, Paul D’Avanzo, MS, and Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH


23. Transgender and Intersex Men
David A. Rubin, PhD


24. Health Disparities Among Men with Disabilities and Functional Limitations
Carlos M. Cervantes, PhD, CAPE and Samuel R. Hodge, PhD


25. Asian American Men’s Health: Applications of the Racial-Cultural Framework
Y. Joel Wong, PhD, Keiko McCullough, and Kuo Deng


26. Understanding Health Inequalities Experienced by Black Men: Fundamental Links Between Racism, Socioeconomic Position, and Social Mobility
Darrell Hudson, PhD, MPH, Andrae Banks, PhD, LCSW, Derek Holland, MPH, and Whitney Sewell


27. Understanding Health and Health Disparities in European American Boys and Men
Eric S. Mankowski, PhD and Nick Glover


28. Cultural, Social and Historical Factors Influencing Latino Men’s Health
Jason Daniel-Ulloa, PhD, India J. Ornelas, and Alejandra Escoto


29. Seeking Health and Well-Being for Indigenous North American Men
Arthur W. Blume, PhD


30. Achieving Health Equity for Native Hawaiian Men: Aia I Hea Ka Wai A Kāne
Ka‘imi Alohilani Sinclair, PhD and Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula, PhD

Part V: Men’s Health Inequities Across the Globe


31. Understanding Inequities in Men’s Health in Australia: What Do We Know?
James A. Smith, PhD, Murray Drummond, MEd, PhD, Mick Adams, PhD, Jason Bonson, Benjamin Christie


32. Which Men? Inequality, Ethnicity, and Gender in Brazil’s National Men’s Health Program
Gary Barker, PhD, Eduardo Schwarz, and Daniel Costa Lima


33. Picturing Intersectionality in Men’s Suicide Research: A Photovoice Case Study of Gay and Bisexual Men
Olivier Ferlatte, PhD and John L. Oliffe, PhD, MEd, RN


34. Regional Variation in Determinants of Men’s Health: Comparison of South, Central, and North America
Shervin Assari, MD, MPH

Part VI: Final Thoughts and Future Directions


35. Life Course Perspective: Implications for Men’s Health Equity
Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD and Paul C. Archibald, DrPH, LCSW-C


36. Afterword
Lisa Bowleg, MA, PhD


37. Conclusion

Derek M. Griffith, PhD, Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MDiv, and Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD

About the author

Derek M. Griffith, PhD is the Founder and Director of the Center for Research on Men’s Health and Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University. His research applies an intersectional approach to explore strategies to eliminate men’s health disparities and improve Black and Latino men’s health in the United States and the health of men across the globe.
Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv is Associate Director of the Center for Research on Men’s Health, Director of the Program for Research on Faith and Health within the Center, and Research Associate Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University. His research examines religion and spirituality as determinants of health for African American boys and men.
Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD is Founding Director of the Program for Research on Men’s Health and Associate Professor of Health, Behavior, and Society at Bloomberg School of Public Health. As a social epidemiologist and gerontologist, his research focuses on understanding the biopsychosocial factors that lead to improving the lives of African American men using a life course perspective.

Summary

Behavioral, social, and policy interventions to improve the health of the overall population have been less successful in reaching or improving the outcomes of men when compared with women. The field of men’s health disparities explores how and why inequalities among men exist and presents evidence informing efforts to improve the health of men and reduce inequalities among them.

Additional text

Men’s Health Equity presents a timely and welcome intersectional analysis of multiple men’s health issues, from cancer and diabetes to trauma and suicide. Contributions from leading experts across different disciplines showcase the impact of social determinants, such as racism, homophobia and deprivation, on the health and wellbeing of diverse groups of men. I believe this volume will prove to be a landmark text for understanding – and improving – serious health inequalities affecting men and their communities.

Brendan GoughProfessor of Social Psychology
Leeds School of Social Sciences

Product details

• Authors: Marino A. Bruce, Derek M. Griffith, Derek M. (Vanderbilt University Griffith, Roland J. Thorpe
• Assisted by: Marino A Bruce (Editor), Marino A. Bruce (Editor), Bruce Marino A. (Editor), Derek M Griffith (Editor), Derek M. Griffith (Editor), Jr. Thorpe (Editor), Jr. Roland J. Thorpe (Editor), Roland J Thorpe (Editor), Roland J. Thorpe (Editor), Roland J Thorpe Jr (Editor), Roland J. Thorpe Jr. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781138052963
• ISBN: 978-1-138-05296-3
• No. of pages: 618
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; MEDICAL / Public Health, PSYCHOLOGY / General, HEALTH & FITNESS / Men's Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology, Health psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Medical Sociology, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men