Men, masculine identities and childbirth

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1019-1034

  Dolan, Alan ^a   Coe, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Hegemonic masculinity; Masculine identities; Men

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LABOR; MALE; MASCULINITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; MASCULINITY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 80455174795     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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