1. CHAPTER 11 Gender, Age, and Health
Sociology
4/8/2017
CHAPTER 11 Gender, Age, and Health
Section 1: Gender
Section 2: Age and Disability
Section 3: Health
Chapter 11

2. Objectives: Section 1: Gender
Analyze how gender roles affect the opportunities available to men and women in society.
Explain how gender roles are affected by socialization.

3. Gender Roles and Opportunities
Section 1: Gender
Gender Roles and Opportunities
Education – still gender distinctions in degree majors, fewer women pursuing doctoral or professional degrees, and less funding for women’s college athletics
Employment – still a wage gap and a glass ceiling for women
Politics – underrepresented in politics

4. Gender Roles and Socialization
Section 1: Gender
Gender Roles and Socialization
In virtually all societies, gender socialization begins at birth and continues throughout life
Children learn American gender-role behaviors through socialization such as in the family or at school

5. Objectives: Section 2: Age and Disability
Discuss the effect that the aging of the population is having on society.
Explain how the aging of the population is affecting the life chances of older Americans.

6. The Aging World Section 2: Age and Disability
Economic Effects – rising cost of health care, cost of Social Security; burden to family and younger workers; living longer in retirement
Political Effects – becoming a stronger political force; organized voting bloc, focusing on health care, retirement, and Social Security

7. Aging and Life Changes of Older Americans
Section 2: Age and Disability
Aging and Life Changes of Older Americans
Some people claim that government transfer payments like Social Security have made older Americans financially secure at the expense of younger generations
Older Americans have to deal with poverty, disabilities, prejudice, and discrimination
Older Americans have become a political force and a topic of debate thus bringing greater attention to Social Security and Medicare

8. Objectives: Section 3: Health
Describe the state of health care in the United States.
Identify some of the special health-care concerns of various segments of American society.

9. Health Care in the U.S. Section 3: Health Focuses on Two Main Issues:
Cost of Health Care – concern over the rapid rise in health care costs
Quality of Health Care – some believe that managed care has decreased the quality of health care
Access to Health Care – distribution of physicians, both geographically and within the medical profession, has limited accessibility to health care

10. Health Care Concerns Today
Section 3: Health
Health Care Concerns Today
Health Insurance – unequal health care exists between public and private insurance programs
Alternative Medicine – is a concern because there are few scientific studies on the effectiveness of alternative treatments
AIDS – has developed into one of the most serious public-health problems in the U.S. and around the world in just two decades