OBJECTIVE To examine the relation between levels of patriarchy and male health by comparing female homicide rates with male mortality within countries. HYPOTHESIS High levels of patriarchy in a society are associated with increased mortality among men. DESIGN Cross sectional ecological study design. SETTING 51 countries from four continents were represented in the data-America, Europe, Au...

INTRODUCTION Social, cultural, and economic environments are associated with high rates of disease incidence and mortality in poor Appalachian regions of the United States. Although many historical studies suggest that aspects of Appalachian culture (e.g., fatalism, patriarchy) include values and beliefs that may put Appalachians at risk for poor health, other cultural aspects may be protective...

Sociability is considered to be important to the success of social software. The goal of the current study is to identify factors that affect the users’ perception of the sociability of social software and to examine the impact of sociability on the users’ attitude and behavior intentions. In a pilot study, 35 web users were interviewed to gain understanding of how they use social software to s...

UNLABELLED Oral melanoma is an infrequent but aggressive neoplasm. In contrast to cutaneous melanoma, it does not have a defined set of clinical and pathologic classification criteria. We present 10 cases of primary melanoma of the oral mucosa, and review 177 cases published in the international literature. PATIENTS AND METHODS We compiled a database of patients seen at our department between...

Bibliographie: Schäfer, Rita: Caroline Kioko/Rosebell Kagumire/Mbalenhle Matandela (Hrsg.), 2020: Challenging Patriarchy. The role of Patriarchy in the Roll-back Democracy. Nairobi: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, GENDER – Zeitschrift für Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft, 2-2021, S. 165-167. https://doi.org/10.3224/gender.v13i2.13

The existing gender analysis frameworks start with a premise that men and women are equal and should be treated equally. These frameworks give emphasis on equal distribution of resources between men and women and believe that this will bring equality which is not always true. Despite equal distribution of resources, women tend to suffer and experience discrimination in many areas of their lives...

Nursing has traditionally been regarded as a female profession. However, in recent years there has been an increase of men. Despite this change, patriarchy still has a profound influence on how general population, patients and even nursing students perceive this occupation. Taking this background into account, the present research aims to analyze gender stereotype and gender role assignment to ...