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Chapter 12
Gender and Health
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Gender and Morality
• Life expectancy
• Mortality rate
• Heart Disease
• Cancer
• Occupational Hazards to Male and Female Workers
• Other Causes of Death
Gender and Morality
• Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
• Violence against women and risk of HIV/AIDS Transmission
• Women, Men, and Morbidity– Morbidity rates
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Table 12.1 Life Expectancy at Birth, by Sex for Selected Countries, 2007
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Table 12.1 Life Expectancy at Birth, by Sex for Selected Countries, 2007
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Table 12.2 Life Expectancy at Birth, by Sex and Race, 1900–2007
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Table 12.3 Leading Causes of Death by Race & Sex, 2007
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Table 12.3 Leading Causes of Death by Race & Sex, 2007
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Sexism in Health Care
• Functional model of health– Illness temporarily disrupts the normal
functioning of this “machine”
• Heterosexist Health Care
• The Patriarchal Hierarchy of Health Care Work
• Feminist Health Care
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Table 12.4 Medical School Enrollments and Graduates
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Table 12.4 Medical School Enrollments and Graduates
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Table 12.4 Medical School Enrollments and Graduates
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Gender, Sport, and Fitness
• Hollander v. Connecticut Conference, Inc.– Reflects the traditional belief that athletics is a
masculine pursuit • Incompatible with cultural standards of feminine
beauty and female heterosexual attractiveness
• Most people continue to devalue women’s involvement in sports
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Gender and Mental Health and Illness
• The Double Standard of Mental Health– Gender and Depression
• Clinical depression
– Substance Abuse– Eating Disorders
• Bulimia; anorexia
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Gender and Mental Health and Illness
• Gender Differences in the Consequences of Heavy or Binge Drinking:– On College Campuses
• Beauty Norms
• Sexism and Mental Health Services
• Feminist Therapy