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Book Review: Brown, N. (2006). Private Politics and Public Voices: Black Women's Activism From World War I to the New Deal. Bloomington: Indiana Unive ...

Book Review: Brown, N. (2006). Private Politics and Public Voices: Black Women's Activism From... Book Reviews 409 across North America and beyond. It is unusual to find a publication whose breadth and depth includes the complexity of viewing women’s health concerns by giving voice not only to research, policy, and practice concerns but also to the intersection of all three within the bio- logical, social, political, environmental, and economic influences of women’s lives. The book is organized in four parts. Part 1 situates women’s health by reviewing the history of the women’s health movement in Canada. Part 2 assists the reader in interpreting health issues using a feminist framework. Hankivsky’s thought-provoking discussion on gender-based analy- sis and policy in chapter 5 presents excellent examples of differences in the responses to spe- cific health issues of men and women. The reader is reminded to be cognizant of the potential differences and always to consider the question: How might a woman be affected by this? In Part 3, social determinants are considered. Diedrich enlightens the readers with a chapter entitled “Cultures of Dis/ability.” Viewing disability through the lens of stigma the- ory, she provides information that is often forgotten because this marginalized group is often left out of the literature. Mathieson presents a thorough review http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work SAGE

Book Review: Brown, N. (2006). Private Politics and Public Voices: Black Women's Activism From World War I to the New Deal. Bloomington: Indiana Unive ...

Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work , Volume 23 (4): 2 – Nov 1, 2008

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0886-1099
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10.1177/0886109908325775
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Abstract

Book Reviews 409 across North America and beyond. It is unusual to find a publication whose breadth and depth includes the complexity of viewing women’s health concerns by giving voice not only to research, policy, and practice concerns but also to the intersection of all three within the bio- logical, social, political, environmental, and economic influences of women’s lives. The book is organized in four parts. Part 1 situates women’s health by reviewing the history of the women’s health movement in Canada. Part 2 assists the reader in interpreting health issues using a feminist framework. Hankivsky’s thought-provoking discussion on gender-based analy- sis and policy in chapter 5 presents excellent examples of differences in the responses to spe- cific health issues of men and women. The reader is reminded to be cognizant of the potential differences and always to consider the question: How might a woman be affected by this? In Part 3, social determinants are considered. Diedrich enlightens the readers with a chapter entitled “Cultures of Dis/ability.” Viewing disability through the lens of stigma the- ory, she provides information that is often forgotten because this marginalized group is often left out of the literature. Mathieson presents a thorough review

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Affilia: Journal of Women and Social WorkSAGE

Published: Nov 1, 2008

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