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Gynecologic Health Care: With an Introduction to
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Prenatal and Postpa
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rtum Care
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4th Edition by Kerri Durnell Schuiling; Chapters 1 - 35
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Chapter=1=A=Feminist=Perspective=of=Women's=Health=&= Ch
apter=2=Racism=and=Health=Disparities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE=QUESTIONS
Select=the=one=correct=answer=to=each=of=the=following=questions.
1. Which=of=the=following=best=defines=the=term=“gender”=as=used=in=this=text?
a) A=person’s=sex
b) A=person’s=sex=as=defined=by=society
c) A=societal=response=to=a=person’s=self-representation=as=a=man=or=woman
d) A=person’s=biological=presentation=as=defined=by=himself=or=herself
2. Which=factor=bears=most=on=women’s=health=care=today?
a) The=complexity=of=women’s=health
b) Women’s=status=and=position=in=society
c) Population=growth
d) The=economy
3. Why= is= acknowledging= the= oppression= of= women= more= difficult= within= Western
= societies?
a) The=multiplicity=of=minority=groups=complicates=the=issue.
b) The=availability=of=health=care=makes=acknowledgment=more=difficult.
c) The=diversity=of=the=news=media=clouds=the=issue.
d) Affluence=and=increased=opportunities=mask=oppression.
4. Which=of=the=following=most=accurately=defines=“oppression”=as=used=in=the=text?
a) Not=having=a=choice
b) Not=having=a=voice
c) An=act=of=tyranny
d) A=feeling=of=being=burdened
5. In=what= way=does= a= model= of= care= based= on= a= feminist= perspective= contrast=sharpl
y= with=a=biomedical=model?
a) It=provides=a=forum=for=the=exploration=of=gender=issues.
b) It=seeks=equal=distribution=of=power=within=the=healthcare=interaction.
c) It=emphasizes=women’s=rights.
d) It=opens=new=avenues=for=women’s=health=care.
6. Gender=is=rooted=in and=shaped=by=.
a) society,=biology
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b) self-representation,=societal=expectations
c) biology,=environment=and=experience
d) biology,=hormones
7. Women’s= health= risks,= treatments,= and= approaches= are= not= always= based= in= scienc
e= and=biology=because
a) they=are=often=based=on=outdated=treatments=and=approaches.
b) they=are=determined=by=social=expectations=and=gender=assumptions.
c) they=often=rely=on=alternative=treatments=and=approaches.
d) scientific=research=often=fails=to=take=women=into=consideration.
8. Reproductive= rights= were= added= to= the= World= Health= Organization’s= human= right
s= framework=in=the=last= ?
a) 5=years
b) 10=years
c) 20=years
d) 40=years
9. “Safe=Motherhood”=was=added=to=the=human=rights=framework=in=order=to
a) address=maternal=morbidity=and=mortality=on=a=global=level
b) meet=a=legal=obligation
c) correct=an=injustice
d) correct=an=oversight
10. What=is=a=chief=failing=of=the=biomedical=model=in=regards=to=women’s=health=care?
a) Its=reliance=on=studies=comprised=exclusively=of=males
b) Its=consideration=of=women=as=central=the=model
c) Its=emphasis=on=science=and=medicine
d) Its=limited=definition=of=“health”=as=“the=absence=of=disease”
11. The=social=model=of=health=places=the=focus=of=health=on
a) the=community.
b) the=individual.
c) environmental=conditions.
d) scientific=research.
12. Which=question=below=supports=the=strategy:=“Identify=women’s=agency=in=the=mids
t= of=social=constraint=and=the=biomedical=paradigm.”?
a) “Are=‘all=women’=the=same?”
b) “Why=do=you=care=about=the=issue?”
c) “Are=women=really=victims=or=are=they=acting=with=agency?”
d) “Who=has=a=choice=within=the=context=of=health?”
13. What=had=been=a=significant=problem=in=medical=research=well=into=the=1990s?