lecture 11 (ch 12)

Question 1

can spatial skills be improved with training

Answer 1

yes

Question 2

are spatial skills innate

Answer 2

no

Question 3

true or false; scientists used to say women were intellectually inferior due to smaller head size

Answer 3

true

Question 4

medical dominance

Answer 4

physicians have autonomy over their conditions and terms of work

they also have control over work of other occupations in health care field

Question 5

4 threats to medical dominance

Answer 5

the state
the public
other occupations
from within medicine itself

Question 6

florence nightingale

Answer 6

established nursing as respectable health care occupation

but submission to male medical authority ensured that nursing remained subordinate

entrenched nursing as occupation suitable only for women though

Question 7

Winnick said responses of medicine to CAM can be separated into what 3 phases

Answer 7

condemnation
- mid 1960-70
- strat: ridicule lobbying
- outcome: limited success
re assessment
- mid 1970-1990
- strats: no active attack on CAM
- outcome: continued growth of CAM

integration
- mid to 1990s
- strategies; evaluation of CAM on scientific grounds
- outcome; both sides claim victory

Question 8

why do women go in bio and chem more than men

Answer 8

they are more nurturing and this field is more nurturing (like nursing)

men go into tech and engineering bc its more physical

Question 9

black and white study

Answer 9

when female students told they arent as good as someone, dont do as well on task

when male students told they arent as good, they still get the right answers bc of confidence

when male students are told women and men are equal they get answer right

Question 10

high confidence in males who knew LESS info on the math test had better or worse scores than women?

Answer 10

better scores