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Social Science Gender Studies

Why Women Bury Men

The Longevity Gap in Canada

by (author) Barbara Murphy

Publisher
J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
Initial publish date
Dec 2002
Category
Gender Studies
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781896239910
    Publish Date
    Dec 2002
    List Price
    $17.95

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Description

Most women will spend the last years of their lives alone. On average, they live six years longer than men. Biologically women are the stronger sex, but the reasons for the six-year difference have less to do with biology and more to do with lifestyles. Why Women Bury Men looks at the risk factors for the leading causes of death in Canada—smoking, heavy drinking, over-eating, and driving without due care—and finds men are over-represented. Socialized to be risk-takers, men make lifestyle choices that lead to premature death and take away precious years of active life gained with each new generation.

About the author

Barbara Murphy, an Ottawa writer and social policy consultant, writes about social issues affecting Canadians. Her books include, Eating the Wedding Gifts: Lean Years After Marriage Breakâ??up (2005), Why Women Bury Men: The Longevity Gap in Canada (2002), On the Street: How We Created the Homeless (2000), and The Ugly Canadian: The Rise and Fall of a Caring Society (1998).

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