Gender and Health Flashcards
Gender Role socialisation
Men- more masculine values and Norms
Women- express their feelings and talk about their problems more willing to admitting to health problems- mothers, expected to manage family health
Nettleton
The reason why women go to doctors more than men is because female bodies need higher maintenance- pregnancy, infertility, menstruation
Feminist- Bernard
Married men were healthier than single men.
full-time housewives were less healthy than women who worked full-time
Bernard
giving up work and becoming full time mothers can lead to depression, insomnia and nervous anxiety
Ann Oakley
Women take care of domestic labour which leads to a negative effect on woman’s health
Triple burden
Low paid workers
Childcare
Family emotions