Cha.pter 1 A. Feminist Perspective of Women's Hea.lth &
Cha.pter 2 Ra.cism a.nd Hea.lth Dispa.rities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Select the one correct a.nswer to ea.ch of the following questions.
• Which of the following best defines the term “gender” a.s used in this text?
• A. person‟s sex
• A. person‟s sex a.s defined by society
• A. societa.l response to a. person‟s self-representa.tion a.s a. ma.n or woma.n
• A. person‟s biologica.l presenta.tion a.s defined by himself or herself
• Which fa.ctor bea.rs most on women‟s hea.lth ca.re toda.y?
• The complexity of women‟s hea.lth
• Women‟s sta.tus a.nd position in society
• Popula.tion growth
• The economy
• Why is a.cknowledging the oppression of women
moredifficult within Western societies?
• The multiplicity of minority groups complica.tes the issue.
• The a.va.ila.bility of hea.lth ca.re ma.kes a.cknowledgment more difficult.
• The diversity of the news media. clouds the issue.
• A.ffluence a.nd increa.sed opportunities ma.sk oppression.
• Which of the following most a.ccura.tely defines “oppression” a.s used in the text?
• Not ha.ving a. choice
, • Not ha.ving a. voice
• A.n a.ct of tyra.nny
• A. feeling of being burdened
• In wha.t wa.y does a. model of ca.re ba.sed on a. feminist
perspectivecontra.st sha.rply with a. biomedica.l model?
• It provides a. forum for the explora.tion of gender issues.
• It seeks equa.l distribution of power within the hea.lthca.re intera.ction.
• It empha.sizes women‟s rights.
, • It opens new a.venues for women‟s hea.lth ca.re.
• Gender is rooted in a.nd sha.ped by .
• society, biology
• self-representa.tion, societa.l expecta.tions
• biology, environment a.nd experience
• biology, hormones
• Women‟s hea.lth risks, trea.tments, a.nd a.pproa.ches a.re not
a.lwa.ysba.sed in science a.nd biology beca.use
• they a.re often ba.sed on outda.ted trea.tments a.nd a.pproa.ches.
• they a.re determined by socia.l expecta.tions a.nd gender a.ssumptions.
• they often rely on a.lterna.tive trea.tments a.nd a.pproa.ches.
• scientific resea.rch often fa.ils to ta.ke women into considera.tion.
• Reproductive rights were a.dded to the World
Hea.lthOrga.niza.tion‟s huma.n rights fra.mework in the la.st ?
• 5 yea.rs
• 10 yea.rs
• 20 yea.rs
• 40 yea.rs
• “Sa.fe Motherhood” wa.s a.dded to the huma.n rights fra.mework in order to
• a.ddress ma.terna.l morbidity a.nd morta.lity on a. globa.l level
• meet a. lega.l obliga.tion
• correct a.n injustice
• correct a.n oversight
• Wha.t is a. chief fa.iling of the biomedica.l model in rega.rds to women‟s hea.lth ca.re?
• Its relia.nce on studies comprised exclusively of ma.les
• Its considera.tion of women a.s centra.l the model
• Its empha.sis on science a.nd medicine
• Its limited definition of “hea.lth” a.s “the a.bsence of disea.se”
• The socia.l model of hea.lth pla.ces the focus of hea.lth on
• the community.
• the individua.l.
• environmenta.l conditions.
• scientific resea.rch.
• Which question below supports the stra.tegy: “Identify
women‟sa.gency in the midst of socia.l constra.int a.nd the biomedica.l
pa.ra.digm.”?
• “A.re „a.ll women‟ the sa.me?”
• “Why do you ca.re a.bout the issue?”
• “A.re women rea.lly victims or a.re they a.cting with a.gency?”
, • “Who ha.s a. choice within the context of hea.lth?”
• Wha.t ha.d been a. significa.nt problem in medica.l resea.rch well into the 1990s?
• The focus on ra.ndomized clinica.l tria.ls over epidemiologica.l investiga.tions
• The la.ck of representa.tion of women in resea.rch tria.ls
• The la.ck of resea.rch rela.ted to gynecology
• The focus on ra.ndomized clinica.l tria.ls over observa.tiona.l resea.rch
• Gender differences in hea.rt disea.se ca.n be found in
• dia.gnosis.
• trea.tment.
• identifica.tion of symptoms.
• a.ll of the a.bove.
• Wha.t opportunities a.re crea.ted by a.pplying feminist stra.tegies to gynecologic hea.lth
• Better insight into resea.rch methods rela.ted to gynecology
• Better a.ccess to the popula.tions a.ffected by gynecologic hea.lth
• Better understa.ndings from a. wellness-oriented, women-centered fra.mework
• Better understa.ndings of the socia.l construction of gender
A.NSWER KEY
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
• c
• b
• d
• a.
• b
• c
• b
• c
• a.
• d
Cha.pter 2 Ra.cism a.nd Hea.lth Dispa.rities
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Select the one correct a.nswer to ea.ch of the following questions.
• Which of the following best defines the term “gender” a.s used in this text?
• A. person‟s sex
• A. person‟s sex a.s defined by society
• A. societa.l response to a. person‟s self-representa.tion a.s a. ma.n or woma.n
• A. person‟s biologica.l presenta.tion a.s defined by himself or herself
• Which fa.ctor bea.rs most on women‟s hea.lth ca.re toda.y?
• The complexity of women‟s hea.lth
• Women‟s sta.tus a.nd position in society
• Popula.tion growth
• The economy
• Why is a.cknowledging the oppression of women
moredifficult within Western societies?
• The multiplicity of minority groups complica.tes the issue.
• The a.va.ila.bility of hea.lth ca.re ma.kes a.cknowledgment more difficult.
• The diversity of the news media. clouds the issue.
• A.ffluence a.nd increa.sed opportunities ma.sk oppression.
• Which of the following most a.ccura.tely defines “oppression” a.s used in the text?
• Not ha.ving a. choice
, • Not ha.ving a. voice
• A.n a.ct of tyra.nny
• A. feeling of being burdened
• In wha.t wa.y does a. model of ca.re ba.sed on a. feminist
perspectivecontra.st sha.rply with a. biomedica.l model?
• It provides a. forum for the explora.tion of gender issues.
• It seeks equa.l distribution of power within the hea.lthca.re intera.ction.
• It empha.sizes women‟s rights.
, • It opens new a.venues for women‟s hea.lth ca.re.
• Gender is rooted in a.nd sha.ped by .
• society, biology
• self-representa.tion, societa.l expecta.tions
• biology, environment a.nd experience
• biology, hormones
• Women‟s hea.lth risks, trea.tments, a.nd a.pproa.ches a.re not
a.lwa.ysba.sed in science a.nd biology beca.use
• they a.re often ba.sed on outda.ted trea.tments a.nd a.pproa.ches.
• they a.re determined by socia.l expecta.tions a.nd gender a.ssumptions.
• they often rely on a.lterna.tive trea.tments a.nd a.pproa.ches.
• scientific resea.rch often fa.ils to ta.ke women into considera.tion.
• Reproductive rights were a.dded to the World
Hea.lthOrga.niza.tion‟s huma.n rights fra.mework in the la.st ?
• 5 yea.rs
• 10 yea.rs
• 20 yea.rs
• 40 yea.rs
• “Sa.fe Motherhood” wa.s a.dded to the huma.n rights fra.mework in order to
• a.ddress ma.terna.l morbidity a.nd morta.lity on a. globa.l level
• meet a. lega.l obliga.tion
• correct a.n injustice
• correct a.n oversight
• Wha.t is a. chief fa.iling of the biomedica.l model in rega.rds to women‟s hea.lth ca.re?
• Its relia.nce on studies comprised exclusively of ma.les
• Its considera.tion of women a.s centra.l the model
• Its empha.sis on science a.nd medicine
• Its limited definition of “hea.lth” a.s “the a.bsence of disea.se”
• The socia.l model of hea.lth pla.ces the focus of hea.lth on
• the community.
• the individua.l.
• environmenta.l conditions.
• scientific resea.rch.
• Which question below supports the stra.tegy: “Identify
women‟sa.gency in the midst of socia.l constra.int a.nd the biomedica.l
pa.ra.digm.”?
• “A.re „a.ll women‟ the sa.me?”
• “Why do you ca.re a.bout the issue?”
• “A.re women rea.lly victims or a.re they a.cting with a.gency?”
, • “Who ha.s a. choice within the context of hea.lth?”
• Wha.t ha.d been a. significa.nt problem in medica.l resea.rch well into the 1990s?
• The focus on ra.ndomized clinica.l tria.ls over epidemiologica.l investiga.tions
• The la.ck of representa.tion of women in resea.rch tria.ls
• The la.ck of resea.rch rela.ted to gynecology
• The focus on ra.ndomized clinica.l tria.ls over observa.tiona.l resea.rch
• Gender differences in hea.rt disea.se ca.n be found in
• dia.gnosis.
• trea.tment.
• identifica.tion of symptoms.
• a.ll of the a.bove.
• Wha.t opportunities a.re crea.ted by a.pplying feminist stra.tegies to gynecologic hea.lth
• Better insight into resea.rch methods rela.ted to gynecology
• Better a.ccess to the popula.tions a.ffected by gynecologic hea.lth
• Better understa.ndings from a. wellness-oriented, women-centered fra.mework
• Better understa.ndings of the socia.l construction of gender
A.NSWER KEY
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
• c
• b
• d
• a.
• b
• c
• b
• c
• a.
• d
