Anglo-Australian male blue-collar workers discuss gender and health issues

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-91

  Kolmet, Michael ^a,d   Mariño, Rodrigo ^b   Plummer, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender role expectation; Health determinants; Male blue collar workers; Masculinity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; POLICY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34047154474     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0501.81     Document Type: Article

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