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ANSWERS AT THE END OF EVERY CHAPTER bb bb bb bb bb bb
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS bb
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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 bb bb
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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a. The complexity of women‟s health
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b. Women‟s status and position in society
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c. Population growth bb
d. The economy bb
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult
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within Westernsocieties?
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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.bb bb bb bb bb
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5. In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective
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contrast sharplywith a biomedical model?
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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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6. Gender is rooted in b b and shaped by
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b. self-representation, societal expectations bb bb
c. biology, environment and experience bb bb bb
d. biology, hormones bb
7. Women‟s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based
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in scienceand 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a. they are often based on outdated treatments and approaches.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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8. Reproductive rights were added to the World Health Organization‟s
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human rights framework in the last ? a. 5 years
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b. 10 years bb
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9. “Safe Motherhood” was added to the human rights framework in order to
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b. meet a legal obligation b b bb bb
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10. What b b 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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12. Which question below supports the strategy: “Identify women‟s agency in the
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midst o f social constraint and the biomedical paradigm.”? a. “Are „all women‟
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the same?”
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d. “Who has a choice within the context of health?”
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13. What bb 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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14. Gender differences in heart disease can be found in
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a. diagnosis.
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d. all of the above. bb bb bb
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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CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS bb bb
ANSWERS AT THE END OF EVERY CHAPTER bb bb bb bb bb bb
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS bb
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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 bb bb
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 bb factor bears most on women‟s health care today?
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a. The complexity of women‟s health
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b. Women‟s status and position in society
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c. Population growth bb
d. The economy bb
3. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult
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within Westernsocieties?
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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.bb bb bb bb bb
4. Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used in the text?
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a. Not having a choice bb bb bb
b. Not having a voice bb bb bb
c. An act of tyranny bb bb bb
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5. In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective
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contrast sharplywith 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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6. Gender is rooted in b b and shaped by
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a. society, biology bb
b. self-representation, societal expectations bb bb
c. biology, environment and experience bb bb bb
d. biology, hormones bb
7. Women‟s health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based
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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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8. Reproductive rights were added to the World Health Organization‟s
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human rights framework in the last ? a. 5 years
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b. 10 years bb
c. 20 years bb
d. 40 years bb
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 b b bb bb
c. correct an injustice bb bb
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10. What b b 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. bb
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, b. the individual. bb
c. environmental conditions. bb
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12. Which question below supports the strategy: “Identify women‟s agency in the
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midst o f social constraint and the biomedical paradigm.”? a. “Are „all women‟
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the same?”
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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 bb 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. bb bb bb
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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