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