Sexual Desire and Expression

Question 1

Which of the following is most in line with the feminist perspective of medicalisation?

A. Medicine is female dominated

B. Medicine should be female dominated as male-domination is not working

C. Medicine is traditionally a male-dominated institution with androcentric definitions of illness and disease

D. Medicine should be equal for both sexes

Answer 1

C. Medicine is traditionally a male-dominated institution with androcentric definitions of illness and disease

Question 2

What adjective was assumed of Caucasian women who are middle class?

A. Hyper-sexual

B. Hypo-sexual

C. Passionless

D. Passionate

Answer 2

C. Passionless

Question 3

What adjective was assumed of women of ethnic origin?

A. Hyper-sexual

B. Hypo-sexual

C. Passionless

D. Passionate

Answer 3

A. Hyper-sexual

Question 4

Which term can be used for describing the change of perception of homosexuality through using behaviourist models of sex to highlight and celebrate sexual variation?

A. Medicalised

B. De-medicalised

C. Radical

D. Progressive

Answer 4

B. De-medicalised

Question 5

What was the view of Gynaecology amongst radical Feminists?

A. Supportive

B. Expensive

C. Freedom of choice

D. Patriarchal

Answer 5

D. Patriarchal

Question 6

What was the view of Gynaecology amongst radical Feminists?

A. Supportive

B. Expensive

C. Freedom of choice

D. Treats women as subjects

Answer 6

D. Treats women as subjects

Question 7

What was the view of Gynaecology amongst Liberal Feminists?

A. Supportive

B. Patriarchal

C. Cheap

D. Treats women as subjects

Answer 7

A. Supportive

Question 8

What was the view of Gynaecology amongst Liberal Feminists?

A. Gives women choice

B. Patriarchal

C. Cheap

D. Treats women as subjects

Answer 8

A. Gives women choice

Question 9

List 3 benefits of medicalisation of Sexual function.

Answer 9

+ Experience of sexual function/dysfunction are the same when social constructs removed


+ ART to treat infertility


+ Goal of life is to procreate? Medicalisation allows this. 
+ Medicalisation is becoming more holistic 


+ Sexual revolution becoming a thing with focus on both sexual function, not just reproductive function 



+ Change from vindication to seeking resolution e.g. blaming frigidity of women to use of viagra

Question 10

List 3 drawbacks of medicalisation of Sexual function.

Answer 10

• Women hold reproductive burden: caretakers of family and home


- ARTs focused on females, suggestive of their role biologically and medicalises the social constructs of reproductive burden 


• Research on infertility focuses on women 

• Women are to blame e.g. Foetal Alcohol Syndrome 

• Reduced attention to female sexuality cf male sexuality (viagra and pleasure) is placed beyond reproductive 

• Women are devastated whilst men are disappointed - social constructs suppress identity?