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Psychology, men and cancer

No / A disease of the anatomical or
social body, cancer raises fears
about the uncontrollable division
and multiplication of some
abnormality that will lead
ultimately to the destruction of
those very conditions that make
possible our lives. Cancer incidence
and mortality rates are higher in
men than women, raising questions
about the roles for psychologists in
relation to gender and cancer.
Psychologists are wont to question
the division of population level
statistics by sex rather than other,
such as behavioural, categories.
Conceptual distinctions between
biological sex and psychosocial
gender are taught early in the
psychology curriculum, but cancer
of the breast questions the easy
separation of the biological body
and psychosocial society.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/15520
Date06 1900
CreatorsBranney, Peter, Witty, K., Eardley, I.
Source SetsBradford Scholars
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle, No full-text in the repository
Relationhttps://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-27/edition-6/psychology-men-and-cancer

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