chapter 12- true or false

Question 1

true or false-Women tend to live longer than men in wealthier countries, but men live longer than women in poorer countries?

Answer 1

False: Women outlive men, on average, in every country.

Question 2

true or false-In surveys, men generally report being in better health than women?

Answer 2

True: Around the globe, women
consistently report poorer physical health than men do.

Question 3

true or false-The global tendency for women to experience disproportionate rates of poverty is linked to early motherhood?

Answer 3

True: Girls and young women who have
children before the age of 18 are less likely to get an education, become financially independent, and escape
poverty

Question 4

true or false-The most frequent cause of death for women in the United States is heart disease, but physicians less often test and prescribe medicine for heart disease in women
than in men?

Answer 4

True: This may reflect implicit physician biases, in which stereotypes subtly influence physicians’
decisions.

Question 5

true or false-In health care surveys, most transgender adults say that it is not necessarily important for their doctor to know their gender identity status?

Answer 5

False: Most transgender adults say that it is important for their doctor to know their gender identity status.