gender and health

Question 1

sex

Answer 1

the biological differences between men and women

Question 2

gender

Answer 2

an identity constructed by men and women based on how they act, behave, think in a society

• the social, cultural and psychological differences between men and women

Question 3

gender segregation has decreased over time, but there remains activities which are socially considered more male or more female

Answer 3

types of jobs, job remuneration, managerial positions, university subjects, politics, smoking/drinking, socioeconomic class

Question 4

gender has become

Answer 4

socially constructed

Question 5

mental illness associated with gender

Answer 5

1. disorders of thought
2. disorders of emotion
3. disorders of behavior

Question 6

more likely to experience disorders of emotion

Answer 6

women

Question 7

most likely to experience disorders of behavior

Answer 7

men

Question 8

mortality

Answer 8

being subject to death

Question 9

morbidity

Answer 9

suffering from a disease or health condition

Question 10

why do women live longer than men

Answer 10

men participate in more dangerous jobs and activities, take more risks, and are less likely to seek medical help soon enough

Question 11

men are more likely to suffer from

Answer 11

cardiovascular disease, lung cancer

Question 12

what is an underlying force for men’s more risky behavior

Answer 12

masculinity

Question 13

hegemonic masculinity

Answer 13

linked with authority/ power, paid work, physical strength and heterosexuality