Objectification theory provides an important framework for understanding, researching, and
intervening to improve women's lives in a sociocultural context that sexually objectifies the …

Lesley Doyal draws on a wide range of disciplines to highlight the limitations of medical
models in understanding global patterns of health and disease in women. Examining in …

Jordan Goodman explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian
shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic, from the …

Gender inequity is a pervasive global challenge to health equity. Health promotion, as a
field, has paid only limited attention to gender inequity to date, but could be an active agent …

Women's smoking behaviour, and the smoking behaviour of mothers in particular, is
becoming an important focus of research in the area of health and inequality. Smoking …

Risk-Takers gives a comprehensive view of youthful involvement with drinking, smoking,
drug use and sex. It provides a challenging assessment of health education for young …

During the last few decades inordinate attention has been paid to the promotion of
'healthy'living. This has come from governmental, academic, commercial and popular …

The smoking behaviour of nurses has been widely debated in the context of their
professional role and responsibilities. There has been much speculation about why nurses …

Objectification Theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) provides an important perspective for
understanding the experiences of women living in a culture that sexualizes and objectifies …

This chapter draws upon work from the sociology of consumption and the sociology of health
and illness in order to explore the relationship between health promotion and 'health …