CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS kk kk
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS k k
Select the one correct answer to each of the following questions.
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1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text?
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a. A person‟s sex
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b. A person‟s sex as defined by society
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, c. A societal response to a person‟s self-representation as a man or woman
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d. A person‟s biological presentation as defined by himself or herself
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2. Which factor bears most on women‟s health care today?
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a. The complexity of women‟s health kk kk kk kk
b. Women‟s status and position in society kk kk kk kk kk
c. Population growth kk
d. The economy kk
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult within
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Western societies?
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a. The multiplicity of minority groups complicates the issue.
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b. The availability of health care makes acknowledgment more difficult.
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c. The diversity of the news media clouds the issue.
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d. Affluence and increased opportunities mask oppression. kk kk kk kk kk
4. In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective contrast sharply
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with a biomedical model?
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a. It provides a forum for the exploration of gender issues.
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b. It seeks equal distribution of power within the healthcare interaction.
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c. It emphasizes women‟s rights.
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d. It opens new avenues for women‟s health care.
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5. Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used in the text?
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a. Not having a choice kk kk kk
b. Not having a voice kk kk kk
c. An act of tyranny kk kk kk
d. A feeling of being burdened
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6. Gender is rooted inkk kk and shaped by kk kk kk .
a. society, biology kk
b. self-representation, societal expectations kk kk
c. biology, environment and experience kk kk kk
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d. biology, hormones kk
7. Women‟s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based in science
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and biology because
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a. they are often based on outdated treatments and approaches.
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b. they are determined by social expectations and gender assumptions.
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c. they often rely on alternative treatments and approaches.
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d. scientific research often fails to take women into consideration.
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8. Reproductive rights were added to the World Health Organization‟s human
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rights framework in the last
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a. 5 years kk
b. 10 years kk
c. 20 years kk
d. 40 years kk
9. “Safe Motherhood” was added to the human rights framework in order to
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a. address maternal morbidity and mortality on a global level
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b. meet a legal obligation kk kk kk
c. correct an injustice kk kk
d. correct an oversight kk kk
10. What is a chief failing of the biomedical model in regards to women‟s health care?
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a. Its reliance on studies comprised exclusively of males
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b. Its consideration of women as central the model
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c. Its emphasis on science and medicine
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d. Its limited definition of “health” as “the absence of disease”
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11. The social model of health places the focus of health on
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a. the community. kk
b. the individual. kk
c. environmental conditions. kk
d. scientific research. kk
12. Which question below supports the strategy: “Identify women‟s agency in the
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midst of social constraint and the biomedical paradigm.”?
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a. “Are „all women‟ the same?” kk kk kk kk
b. “Why do you care about the issue?” kk kk kk kk kk kk
c. “Are women really victims or are they acting with agency?”
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d. “Who has a choice within the context of health?”
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13. What had been a significant problem in medical research well into the 1990s?
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a. The focus on randomized clinical trials over epidemiological investigations
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b. The lack of representation of women in research trials
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c. The lack of research related to gynecology
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d. The focus on randomized clinical trials over observational research
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14. Gender differences in heart disease can be found in
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a. diagnosis.
b. treatment.
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d. all of the above.
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15. What opportunities are created by applying feminist strategies to gynecologic health?
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a. Better insight into research methods related to gynecology
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b. Better access to the populations affected by gynecologic health
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c. Better understandings from a wellness-oriented, women-centered framework
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d. Better understandings of the social construction of gender
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MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS k k
Select the one correct answer to each of the following questions.
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1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text?
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a. A person‟s sex
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b. A person‟s sex as defined by society
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, c. A societal response to a person‟s self-representation as a man or woman
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d. A person‟s biological presentation as defined by himself or herself
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2. Which factor bears most on women‟s health care today?
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a. The complexity of women‟s health kk kk kk kk
b. Women‟s status and position in society kk kk kk kk kk
c. Population growth kk
d. The economy kk
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult within
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Western societies?
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a. The multiplicity of minority groups complicates the issue.
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b. The availability of health care makes acknowledgment more difficult.
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c. The diversity of the news media clouds the issue.
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d. Affluence and increased opportunities mask oppression. kk kk kk kk kk
4. In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective contrast sharply
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with a biomedical model?
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a. It provides a forum for the exploration of gender issues.
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b. It seeks equal distribution of power within the healthcare interaction.
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c. It emphasizes women‟s rights.
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d. It opens new avenues for women‟s health care.
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5. Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used in the text?
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a. Not having a choice kk kk kk
b. Not having a voice kk kk kk
c. An act of tyranny kk kk kk
d. A feeling of being burdened
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6. Gender is rooted inkk kk and shaped by kk kk kk .
a. society, biology kk
b. self-representation, societal expectations kk kk
c. biology, environment and experience kk kk kk
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d. biology, hormones kk
7. Women‟s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based in science
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and biology because
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a. they are often based on outdated treatments and approaches.
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b. they are determined by social expectations and gender assumptions.
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c. they often rely on alternative treatments and approaches.
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d. scientific research often fails to take women into consideration.
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8. Reproductive rights were added to the World Health Organization‟s human
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rights framework in the last
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a. 5 years kk
b. 10 years kk
c. 20 years kk
d. 40 years kk
9. “Safe Motherhood” was added to the human rights framework in order to
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a. address maternal morbidity and mortality on a global level
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b. meet a legal obligation kk kk kk
c. correct an injustice kk kk
d. correct an oversight kk kk
10. What is a chief failing of the biomedical model in regards to women‟s health care?
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a. Its reliance on studies comprised exclusively of males
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b. Its consideration of women as central the model
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c. Its emphasis on science and medicine
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d. Its limited definition of “health” as “the absence of disease”
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11. The social model of health places the focus of health on
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a. the community. kk
b. the individual. kk
c. environmental conditions. kk
d. scientific research. kk
12. Which question below supports the strategy: “Identify women‟s agency in the
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midst of social constraint and the biomedical paradigm.”?
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a. “Are „all women‟ the same?” kk kk kk kk
b. “Why do you care about the issue?” kk kk kk kk kk kk
c. “Are women really victims or are they acting with agency?”
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d. “Who has a choice within the context of health?”
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13. What had been a significant problem in medical research well into the 1990s?
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a. The focus on randomized clinical trials over epidemiological investigations
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b. The lack of representation of women in research trials
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c. The lack of research related to gynecology
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d. The focus on randomized clinical trials over observational research
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14. Gender differences in heart disease can be found in
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a. diagnosis.
b. treatment.
c. identification of symptoms. kk kk
d. all of the above.
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15. What opportunities are created by applying feminist strategies to gynecologic health?
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a. Better insight into research methods related to gynecology
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b. Better access to the populations affected by gynecologic health
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c. Better understandings from a wellness-oriented, women-centered framework
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d. Better understandings of the social construction of gender
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