Class-based masculinity, cardiovascular health and rehabilitation

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2249479
AutoresAdam Taylor Smith (Faculty of Medicine McGill University Montreal Quebec Canada), Alex Dumas (0000-0001-8919-5235, School of Human Kinetics University of Ottawa Ottawa Canada, autor correspondente)
Ano2019
Volume41
Fascículo2
Páginas303-324
Data de publicação2019-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociology of Health & Illness (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0141-9889 • E-ISSN: 1467-9566
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1467-9566.12827
PMID30515828
OpenAlexW2903532523
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas46

Men in economically advanced societies are more at-risk of dying prematurely due to heart disease than women, and this risk is inversely related to their socioeconomic status (SES). While the strong influence of socioeconomic factors on self-management of chronic diseases is important, the impact of masculinity must also be considered. This study examines the social variation in preventive health lifestyles of men from two contrasting socioeconomic groups who have suffered from a cardiovascular incident requiring hospitalization. It draws chiefly on Pierre Bourdieu's sociocultural theory of the practice (habitus and symbolic violence). Qualitative data was collected through 60 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with Canadian men (average age 57.3). Results indicate that participants from both socioeconomic groups share aspirations towards personal fulfilment (achieving a sense of security, preserving autonomy and gaining social recognition) after their heart incident, but apply different strategies in pursuit of these aspirations that have distinctive effects on healthy lifestyles. This study emphasise the importance of drawing on theoretical approaches in public health that have the potential to combine universal with context-specific views of human experience in order further understand health and lifestyle inequalities

Autonomy · Context (archaeology · Cultural capital · Developmental psychology · Geography · Habitus · Inequality · Masculinity · Political science · Population · Qualitative research · Social class · Social inequality · Social science · Sociocultural evolution · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Gerontology