Sammendrag
The aim of this Ph-D. project is to shed light on the role of gender and
masculinity in health education, treatment and care. The background of the
interest in and importance of exploring the role and meanings of gender in
different health contexts is the way men seem to cope with their health and
illness. Some of the questions I ask is: Do health personnel?s implicit
conceptions of gender make it easy or hard for men to cope in a situation of
serious illness? Do the latter rely upon the strong sex? How does the medical
staff, which is involved in treatment, understand the male patient?s
(gendered) life projects? And how do the personnel understand the male
patient?s needs for information, treatment and care? How do the medical staff
understand their own and the patient?s role in this communication is focal for
how they choose to meet the patients. The study is based on field observations
and interviews of doctors and nurses
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Vitenskapelig sammendrag
The aim of this Ph-D. project is to shed light on the role of gender and
masculinity in health education, treatment and care. The background of the
interest in and importance of exploring the role and meanings of gender in
different health contexts is the way men seem to cope with their health and
illness. Some of the questions I ask is: Do health personnel?s implicit
conceptions of gender make it easy or hard for men to cope in a situation of
serious illness? Do the latter rely upon the strong sex? How does the medical
staff, which is involved in treatment, understand the male patient?s
(gendered) life projects? And how do the personnel understand the male
patient?s needs for information, treatment and care? How do the medical staff
understand their own and the patient?s role in this communication is focal for
how they choose to meet the patients. The study is based on field observations
and interviews of doctors and nurses
Vis fullstendig beskrivelse