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Week 10 Lecture Flashcards

1
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What are three problems on gender research?

A
  1. It may promote a stereotypical approach
  2. Minimises any differences between male and female
  3. it assumes that gender is binary
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2
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What is the global average life expectancy according to WHO?

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72 years

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3
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Which region has the greatest life expectancy?

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europe

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4
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Which gender has a higher life expectancy?

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women

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5
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Females life expectancy is roughly how many years?

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75.6 years

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6
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Males life expectancy is how many years roughly?

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70.8 years

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7
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Tasmania has what kind of life expectancy in comparison to the rest of Australia?

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a lesser

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8
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Which state in Australia has the highest life expectancy for females?

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Victoria

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9
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Do women live longer than men in almost every country?

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yes

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10
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What are some reasons as to why women live longer to men?

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genetics is one possible

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11
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In Australia, how many more years are women likely to live longer than men?

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4 years

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12
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How many times are men likely to die from accidents?

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3.5 times higher

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13
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How many times are men likely to die from suicide?

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4 times more likely than females

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14
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What kind of behavioural differences between males and females contribute to women having a longer life expectancy?

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  • alcohol (women less)
  • tobacco (women less)
  • eating habit
  • exercise (men tend to more)
  • medical help seeking (women more)
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15
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What are some economic and social factors which contribute to gender differences in life expectancy? (3)

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  • workforce participation
  • women more likely to do part time
  • social isolation more frequent in women
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16
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What are two common saying about gender and health?

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  1. women get ill but men die younger

2. women get depressed but men commit suicide

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17
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Men tend to use what type of forms of suicide?

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more fatal forms: e.g shooting vs. poisoning

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18
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Who respond more negatively to divorce or bereavement?

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men more negatively than women

19
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Which gender are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, and which gender are less likely to seek help?

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  1. women

2. men

20
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What are some critical questions on gender and health?

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  • can research ever be unbiased?
  • to what extent can we generalise
  • is the binary approach to gender research harmful?
21
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Before the 19th century, how was sexual behaviour regarded?

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as a religious or spiritual concern and guidance came from religious leaders

22
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How does WHO define sexual health today?

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a state of physical, mental and social well being in relation to sexuality. positive and respectful approach, pleasureable, free of discrimination.

23
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Can sexual health issues have long lasting issues on peoples life?

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yes

24
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What are some issues that sexual health involves?

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disease, dysfunction, education and sexual health later in life

25
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What are 3 “main” issues discussed in the lecture in regard to sexual health?

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  1. social media
  2. pornography
  3. cybersex
26
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What percentage in 2008 were found in the US between 12 and 18 years who have access to pornography?

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90%

27
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What percentage of youth reported to be looking at sexual images from 14 years or older?

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87%

28
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It has been estimated that what percentage of people who view internet pornography meet criteria for problematic sexual compulsivity?

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17% of those who watch it

29
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Chang et a 2014 studied predictors of unwanted exposure to online pornography and sexual solicitation. What was found?

A

high levels of online game use, media exposure, depression and cyberbullying experiences were association with online perpetration.

30
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Frequent and habitual users of online pornography become more what?

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risk averse, bullies, or groom unsuspected facebook users.

31
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What is the almost universal unrealistic optimism when it comes to social media?

A

The “this would never happen to me” syndrome

32
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The prevalence of child sexual abuse is difficult to estimate: why?

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because it is often unreported

33
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studies in the US from Finkelhor show what in regard to child sexual abuse in girls and boys?

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1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys is a victim of child sexual abuse

34
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What percentage of adult females recall a childhood sexual abuse incident?

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20%

35
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What percentage of adult males recall a childhood sexual abuse incident?

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5-10%

36
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Over the course of their lifetime, what percentage of youth aged 14-17 had been sexually victimised?

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28%

37
Q

Children are most vulnerable to sexual abuse between what ages?

A

7-13

38
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A child who is the victim of prolonged sexual abuse usually develops what?

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  • low self esteem
  • feeling of worthlessness
  • distorted view of sec
  • withdrawn and mistrustful of adults
  • suicidal
39
Q

The national institute of justice statistics suggested that how many adolescents were assaulted by someone they knew well?

A

3 out of 4

40
Q

Children who do not live with both parents as well as children living with homes because of divorce, or domestic violence have a higher chance of what?

A

Being sexually abused

41
Q

Research shows that bullying of the LGBTI community undermines what?

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the mental, behavioural, and physical health of those people with long lasting consequences

42
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Parent and Bradstreet (2018) examined bullying based on their gay/bi labels and steroid use among US adolescent boys. What was found?

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Steroid use was higher in comparison to heterosexual boys.

No relationship was measured among heterosexual boys

43
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How many LGBTI individual withheld information regarding sexual history from a healthcare provider because of stigma?

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one in 5

44
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What are some critical questions on sexual health?

A
  • Why is sexual behaviour so difficult to measure?
  • How does the inert active nature of sex pose a problem for researchers
  • Why does sex research mostly focus on problems?

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