1. Chapter 12 Gender and Health

2. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Gender and Morality Life expectancy Mortality rate Heart Disease Cancer Occupational Hazards to Male and Female Workers Other Causes of Death

3. Gender and Morality Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Violence against women and risk of HIV/AIDS Transmission Women, Men, and Morbidity –Morbidity rates © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

4. Table 12.1 Life Expectancy at Birth, by Sex for Selected Countries, 2007

5. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Table 12.1 Life Expectancy at Birth, by Sex for Selected Countries, 2007

6. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Table 12.2 Life Expectancy at Birth, by Sex and Race, 1900–2007

7. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Table 12.3 Leading Causes of Death by Race & Sex, 2007

8. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Table 12.3 Leading Causes of Death by Race & Sex, 2007

9. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Sexism in Health Care Functional model of health –Illness temporarily disrupts the normal functioning of this “machine” Heterosexist Health Care The Patriarchal Hierarchy of Health Care Work Feminist Health Care

10. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Table 12.4 Medical School Enrollments and Graduates

11. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Table 12.4 Medical School Enrollments and Graduates

12. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Table 12.4 Medical School Enrollments and Graduates

13. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Gender, Sport, and Fitness Hollander v. Connecticut Conference, Inc. –Reflects the traditional belief that athletics is a masculine pursuit Incompatible with cultural standards of feminine beauty and female heterosexual attractiveness Most people continue to devalue women’s involvement in sports

14. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Gender and Mental Health and Illness The Double Standard of Mental Health –Gender and Depression Clinical depression –Substance Abuse –Eating Disorders Bulimia; anorexia

15. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Gender and Mental Health and Illness Gender Differences in the Consequences of Heavy or Binge Drinking: –On College Campuses Beauty Norms Sexism and Mental Health Services Feminist Therapy