SOCIOL 3HH3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Salutogenesis, Lung Cancer, Role Theory

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 3HH3
• Professor: Maja Jovanovic

Document Summary

The difference in life expectancy is related to gender differences in role behaviours identified as major causes of death. Young women"s smoking rates are now higher than young men"s smoking rates. Lung cancer rates are now higher than breast cancer rates among. Men have much higher rates of preventable deaths. The genders differs in major causes of death. Women are more likely to experience chronic conditions. Women suffer from severe and moderate disability more than men. Men cope with stress through alcohol and substance abuse. There is a gendered health difference in the way women and men embody and express stress. Women are diagnosed as suffering from more ill health than men. Women make more frequent use of formal health care than men. There are gender differences in the social determinants of health. More roles provide a variety of benefits such as greater self-esteem and life satisfaction, more sources of social support, and improved financial resources.