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Chapterf1fAfFeministfPerspectivefoffWomen'sfHealthf&fChap
terf2fRacismfandfHealthfDisparities
MULTIPLE-CHOICEf QUESTIONS
Selectf thef onef correctf answerf tof eachf off thef followingf questions.
• Whichf off thef followingf bestf definesf thef termf “gender”f asf usedf inf thisftext?
• Afperson’sfsex
• Afperson’sf sexfasf definedfbyfsociety
• Afsocietalf responsef tof af person’sf self-representationf asf af manf orfwoman
• Afperson’sf biologicalf presentationf asf definedf byf himselff orfherself
• Whichf factorf bearsf mostf onf women’sf healthf careftoday?
• Thef complexityf off women’sfhealth
• Women’sf statusfandfpositionfinfsociety
• Populationfgrowth
• Thef economy
• Whyf isfacknowledgingf thef oppressionf off womenf morefdi
fficultfwithinfWesternfsocieties?
• Thef multiplicityf off minorityf groupsf complicatesf thefissue.
• Thef availabilityf off healthf caref makesf acknowledgmentf morefdifficult.
• Thef diversityf off thef newsf mediaf cloudsf thef issue.
• Affluencef andf increasedf opportunitiesf maskf oppression.
• Whichf off thef followingf mostf accuratelyf definesf “oppression”f asf usedf inf theftext?
• Notf havingf af choice
• Notf havingf af voice
• Anf actf offtyranny
• Affeelingf off beingf burdened
• Inf whatf wayf doesf af modelf off caref basedf onf af feministf perspectivefco
ntrastfsharplyfwithfafbiomedicalfmodel?
• Itf providesf af forumf forf thef explorationf off genderf issues.
• Itfseeksf equalf distributionf off powerf withinf thef healthcarefinteraction.
• Itf emphasizesf women’sf rights.
, • Itfopensf newf avenuesf forf women’sf healthf care.
• Genderf isfrootedf in andfshapedfbyf .
• society,fbiology
• self-representation,f societalf expectations
• biology,f environmentf andf experience
• biology,f hormones
• Women’sf healthf risks,f treatments,f andf approachesf aref notf alwaysfba
sedfinfsciencefandfbiologyfbecause
• theyf aref oftenf basedf onf outdatedf treatmentsf andfapproaches.
• theyf aref determinedf byf socialf expectationsf andf genderfassumptions.
• theyf oftenf relyf onf alternativef treatmentsf andfapproaches.
• scientificf researchf oftenf failsf tof takef womenf intofconsideration.
• Reproductivef rightsf weref addedf tof thef Worldf HealthfO
rganization’sf humanfrightsf frameworkf infthef lastffff ?
• 5f years
• 10f years
• 20f years
• 40f years
• “Safef Motherhood”f wasf addedf tof thef humanf rightsf frameworkf inf orderfto
• addressf maternalf morbidityf andf mortalityf onf af globalflevel
• meetf af legalf obligation
• correctf anfinjustice
• correctf anf oversight
• Whatf isfaf chieff failingf off thef biomedicalf modelf inf regardsf tof women’sf healthfcare?
• Itsf reliancef onf studiesf comprisedf exclusivelyf offmales
• Itsfconsiderationf off womenf asf centralf thefmodel
• Itsf emphasisf onf sciencef andf medicine
• Itsflimitedf definitionf off “health”f asf “thef absencef off disease”
• Thef socialf modelf off healthf placesf thef focusf off healthfon
• thefcommunity.
• thef individual.
• environmentalf conditions.
• scientificf research.
• Whichf questionf belowf supportsf thef strategy:f “Identifyf women’sfa
gencyfinfthefmidstfoffsocialfconstraintfandfthefbiomedicalfparadigm.”?
• “Aref ‘allf women’fthefsame?”
• “Whyf dof youf caref aboutf thefissue?”
• “Aref womenf reallyf victimsf orfaref theyf actingf withfagency?”
, • “Whof hasfaf choicef withinf thef contextf off health?”
• Whatf hadfbeenf af significantf problemf inf medicalf researchf wellf intof thef1990s?
• Thef focusf onf randomizedf clinicalf trialsf overf epidemiologicalf investigations
• Thef lackf off representationf off womenf inf researchftrials
• Thef lackf off researchf relatedf tofgynecology
• Thef focusf onf randomizedf clinicalf trialsf overf observationalf research
• Genderf differencesf inf heartf diseasef canf bef foundfin
• diagnosis.
• treatment.
• identificationf off symptoms.
• allfoff thefabove.
• Whatf opportunitiesf aref createdf byf applyingf feministf strategiesf tof gynecologicf health?
• Betterf insightf intof researchf methodsf relatedf tofgynecology
• Betterf accessf tof thef populationsf affectedf byf gynecologicf health
• Betterf understandingsf fromf af wellness-oriented,f women-centeredf framework
• Betterf understandingsf off thef socialf constructionf off gender
ANSWERf KEY
MULTIPLE-CHOICEf QUESTIONS
• c
• b
• d
• a
• b
• c
• b
• c
• a
• d