HS 301 EXAM 3 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
\.What is the difference between biological sex and gender when understanding
men's and women's outcomes and health? - ANSWERS -sex is what is assigned
at birth and gender is fluid and multiple, socially constructed, what is masculine
and feminine
\.How does biological sex explain different health outcomes? - ANSWERS -
Women live longer, but sicker.
Morality rates lower for women but higher morbidity rates.
Same diseases, different trajectories.
\.How does gender shape health for men and women? Through what pathways? -
ANSWERS -- Gender inequality -- different access to resource and power for
women and men: Men more likely to be insured and more economic resources for
health and get education, women more likely to be affected by gender inequality
- scientific understanding and health research: How we "see" bio processes and
how we "do" science
- health behaviors: Men more likely -- Occupational hazards, smoke, drink, risk-
taking; less likely to pursue mental health treatment
Women more likely to go to doctor and be gatekeepers of family's health
- health policy and health care: politicization of women's health
,\.What is the connection between gender, stress, and health? - ANSWERS --
women lack control and social power > high level of chronic stress > high levels of
morbidity
- Stress increased for women with least social power or "multiple marginalities"
(racial minorities, low SES)
\.Why is an intersectional analysis important when considering gendered effects
on health? - ANSWERS -considers multiple social categories have overlapping
systems of disadvantages
\.How do gender beliefs support and/or undermine health for men and women? -
ANSWERS -...
\.What role did the women's health movement play in emphasizing the gender
effects on women's health? - ANSWERS -...
\.How might biological sex and gender intersect to shape health outcomes? How
do Rieker et al. explain the connections in their "Constrained Choice Model"? -
ANSWERS -The connection between gender and biological sex are intertwined
in many social processes, primarily work and family. Women are likely to care for
their family over themselves, while men are expected to devote themselves more
heavily to their work
- Social policies, community actions, work and family relationships (which are
gendered) shape individual choices (which are gendered) and biological processes
(which are also both marked by sex and gender; e.g. stress responses), which in
turn shape health outcomes.
, \.Given a health problem or disease, could you explain how both sex and gender
might have a role to play in shaping the outcomes? - ANSWERS -...
\.How might cultural norms about masculinity shape health behaviors and
expectations? What does Courtenay say about this? - ANSWERS -Men are
supposed to be extremely masculine
The masculine ideals are to not show pain, be strong, etc
Men are more likely to engage in risky behaviors to prove their masculinity
Courtenay looks at health behaviors and constructions of masculinity
Men are active agents in constructing and reconstructing dominant norms of
masculinity
\.What does it mean when we say that health care in the U.S. is politicized? -
ANSWERS -...
\.In what ways is health politicized? - ANSWERS -interest groups politics,
politics shapes cultural conversation about health issues, shapes individual
choices and decision making, public health policies
\.What do I mean when I say that politics is not merely about partisan issues, but
also about power? - ANSWERS -politics includes structure, distribution, effects
of power in society
- debates for power and actions taken for power
\.Can you give some examples of how this might play out at the individual level?
At the state and federal levels? - ANSWERS -Individuals who have more
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
\.What is the difference between biological sex and gender when understanding
men's and women's outcomes and health? - ANSWERS -sex is what is assigned
at birth and gender is fluid and multiple, socially constructed, what is masculine
and feminine
\.How does biological sex explain different health outcomes? - ANSWERS -
Women live longer, but sicker.
Morality rates lower for women but higher morbidity rates.
Same diseases, different trajectories.
\.How does gender shape health for men and women? Through what pathways? -
ANSWERS -- Gender inequality -- different access to resource and power for
women and men: Men more likely to be insured and more economic resources for
health and get education, women more likely to be affected by gender inequality
- scientific understanding and health research: How we "see" bio processes and
how we "do" science
- health behaviors: Men more likely -- Occupational hazards, smoke, drink, risk-
taking; less likely to pursue mental health treatment
Women more likely to go to doctor and be gatekeepers of family's health
- health policy and health care: politicization of women's health
,\.What is the connection between gender, stress, and health? - ANSWERS --
women lack control and social power > high level of chronic stress > high levels of
morbidity
- Stress increased for women with least social power or "multiple marginalities"
(racial minorities, low SES)
\.Why is an intersectional analysis important when considering gendered effects
on health? - ANSWERS -considers multiple social categories have overlapping
systems of disadvantages
\.How do gender beliefs support and/or undermine health for men and women? -
ANSWERS -...
\.What role did the women's health movement play in emphasizing the gender
effects on women's health? - ANSWERS -...
\.How might biological sex and gender intersect to shape health outcomes? How
do Rieker et al. explain the connections in their "Constrained Choice Model"? -
ANSWERS -The connection between gender and biological sex are intertwined
in many social processes, primarily work and family. Women are likely to care for
their family over themselves, while men are expected to devote themselves more
heavily to their work
- Social policies, community actions, work and family relationships (which are
gendered) shape individual choices (which are gendered) and biological processes
(which are also both marked by sex and gender; e.g. stress responses), which in
turn shape health outcomes.
, \.Given a health problem or disease, could you explain how both sex and gender
might have a role to play in shaping the outcomes? - ANSWERS -...
\.How might cultural norms about masculinity shape health behaviors and
expectations? What does Courtenay say about this? - ANSWERS -Men are
supposed to be extremely masculine
The masculine ideals are to not show pain, be strong, etc
Men are more likely to engage in risky behaviors to prove their masculinity
Courtenay looks at health behaviors and constructions of masculinity
Men are active agents in constructing and reconstructing dominant norms of
masculinity
\.What does it mean when we say that health care in the U.S. is politicized? -
ANSWERS -...
\.In what ways is health politicized? - ANSWERS -interest groups politics,
politics shapes cultural conversation about health issues, shapes individual
choices and decision making, public health policies
\.What do I mean when I say that politics is not merely about partisan issues, but
also about power? - ANSWERS -politics includes structure, distribution, effects
of power in society
- debates for power and actions taken for power
\.Can you give some examples of how this might play out at the individual level?
At the state and federal levels? - ANSWERS -Individuals who have more
