Abstract
How men's health is understood depends on the lens through which it is examined. While it has historically been viewed from biomedical perspectives, social scientists have also identified countless psychosocial factors that influence men's health. This paper explores the health concerns of two men viewed from diverse professional and disciplinary perspectives. It highlights the strengths and limitations of each perspective as it examines the complexity of these men's lives and well-being. The author proposes an interdisciplinary, biopsychosocial approach to the study of men's health that unites these complementary perspectives. Five initial strategies are recommended for fostering the men's health movement and for realizing a future interdisciplinary field of men's health.
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