'You can't ask for a Dubonnet and lemonade!': Working class masculinity and men's health practices

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 586-601

  Dolan, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health related practice; Masculinity; Men; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ENGLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79959554281     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01300.x     Document Type: Article

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