| Title: |
Man to Man Talk about Women and Men. Monograph Series, Number 10. |
| Authors: |
Sowder, Wilson T.; Florida State Board of Health, Jacksonville. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
129 |
| Publication Date: |
1966 |
| Document Type: |
Book |
| Descriptors: |
Death; Females; Individual Characteristics; Males; Physical Health; Sex (Characteristics); Sex Differences |
| Abstract: |
The phenomenon studied in this collection of essays is the increasing difference between male and female mortality. The following essays are included: (a) "Fragile Male; Durable or Protected Female?" by Wilson T. Sowder; (b) "Sex Differences in Attitudes toward Health and Related Behavior: A Summary of Four Florida Studies" by James O. Bond; (c) "Sickness and Sex: A Review of Morbidity Survey Data from the United States" by Bond; (d) "Sex Differences in Mortality" by Everett H. Williams, Jr. and others; (e) "Working for Death" by Edward L. Flemming, which considers psychic needs as a factor in increased male mortality; and (f) "From the Literature" by Sowder. Appendixes include reprints of journal articles by the authors of essays in this collection, a list of tables in the text, and a list of figures in the text. (JA) |
| Journal Code: |
RIEOCT1974 |
| Entry Date: |
1974 |
| Accession Number: |
ED092545 |
| Database: |
ERIC |