Women's Health 220: Exam 1 Exam Questions and Answers(RATED A)
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Components of feminist perspective
- Works with women as opposed to for women
- Uses heterogeneity as an assumption, not homogeneity
- Minimizes or exposes power imbalances
- Rejects androcentric (male-centered) models as normative
- Challenges the medicalization and pathologicising of normal ...
Women's Health 220: Exam 1 Exam
Questions and Answers(RATED A)
Health From a Feminist Perspective (Lisa Low, Joanne Bailey) - ANSWER_Feminism is
a perspective that acknowledges the oppression of women within a patriarchal society
and struggles toward the elimination of sexist oppression and domination for all human
beings.
Components of feminist perspective
- Works with women as opposed to for women
- Uses heterogeneity as an assumption, not homogeneity
- Minimizes or exposes power imbalances
- Rejects androcentric (male-centered) models as normative
- Challenges the medicalization and pathologicising of normal physiologic processes
- Seeks social and political change to address women's health issues.
Socially constructed behaviors are being confused with biologically innate
characteristics:
1. Priorities assigned to research , treatment,and outcomes in women's vs. men's health
2. The context of sex/gender, including how it affects healthcare services that are
provided (includes power differences)
3. Social construction of sex/gender, including how it affect's health (ex: expectations
create burdens and health risks)
Feminism is for Everybody (bell hooks) - ANSWER_"Feminism is a movement to end
sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression"
- Does not imply men are the enemy
- Not necessarily anti-man, females can be sexist too
- Needed to create a sisterhood by addressing class and race and exploitation of
women by other women
Notion of feminism changed into lifestyle feminism that assumed there was no
fundamental challenge or change involved. No clear definition.
Revolutionary feminism (bell hooks) - ANSWER_want to transform system instead of
alter to bring an end to patriarchy and sexism. Most accepted in academic circles.
Patriarchy is a system of domination and must learn how it is maintained.
,The Combahee River Collective Statement: excerpts one and two - ANSWER_- Black
women are always at odds with white male rule; formed anti-racist and anti-sexist
position.
- Contemporary Black Feminism is the outgrowth of countless generations of personal
sacrifice, militancy, and work by our mothers and sisters.
- Personal genesis due to the fact that most black women experience sexual oppression
daily. (acting lady-like)
- Development must be tied to contemporary economic and political position of black
people.
- Stereotypes explain what little value is placed on their lives, only people willing to work
for their liberation is them→ Identity Politics
- Difficult to separate race from class from sex oppression because they all happen
simultaneously.
- Liberation of all oppressed peoples means the destruction of capitalism and
imperialism and patriarchy. Black Feminists are socialists because of the belief in
collective benefit.
Why Social Constructs are Created (Carol Bainbridge) - ANSWER_"A social construct
is something that exists not in objective reality, but as a result of human interaction. It
exists because humans agree that it exists."
Examples: Countries and Money
Why? Helps humans make sense of the objective world.
Constructs can change through interaction
What is Social Construction (Paul A. Boghossian) - ANSWER_Social construction
emphasizes its dependence on aspects of the social self. The thing could not have
existed without us. Serves social purpose which prevents abandonment.
Not only applicable to worldly items but also our beliefs about them ie: how is a
particular belief shaped by social forces.
If another society, differing from us only in their social values, would have arrived at a
different and incompatible belief, then we could say that a belief is socially constructed.
9 Ways We can Make Social Justice Movements Less Elitist and More Accessible (Kai
Cheng Thom) - ANSWER_1. Welcome people who are trying to learn (don't one-up
each other, not everyone on the same page)
2. Prioritize Physical and Economic Accessibility (free community events,
compensation, childcare station)
3. Celebrate Age Diversity (reject ageism)
, 4. Make Room for Mistakes and Accountability (show others how to do things right, not
punish them for getting it wrong)
5. Value Intention and Action More than Correct Language (Make people aware of
mistake but acknowledge intentions and ability to change)
6. Learning the Art of Calling in vs. Calling out (gently explaining why they need to
change what they are doing vs. responding with anger and social pressure)
7. Acknowledge and breakdown activist hierarchies (prevents new activists from being
heard or taking the lead. Social Ladders can create corruption)
8. Value Everyone's Contributions (recognize the invisible and unglamorous work that
has traditionally been done by women)
9. Center Love (Activism should be fun, fulfilling, and caring)
OBOS Chapter 1: Our Female Bodies: Sexual Anatomy and Reproduction -
ANSWER_"Understanding the way our sexual and reproductive systems work, how
they interact with other body functions, and how they are influenced by our lifestyle,
environment, and general well-being can help us enhance sexual pleasure, reduce the
risk of health problems, and make informed decisions"
Familiarize women with their bodies by having them explore while reading along; helps
them observe what is normal for them.
organs in body solely for sexual arousal - ANSWER_The clitoris and vestibular bulbs
are the only organs in the body solely for sexual sensation and arousal.
OBOS Chapter 2: Intro to Sexual Health - ANSWER_"A woman's body and her
sexuality have traditionally been understood and presented as the property and
business of everyone but the woman herself."
How to find a care provider and when you should seek care; types of providers with
different training, expertise, and styles.
In all 50 states, adolescents can seek advice and prescriptions for sexual health without
parental consent or knowledge.
What to expect in exams and how to ask for accomodations
The period poem (Christina) - ANSWER_Dear "stupid dummy on Twitter"
Women know how to let go and regenerate
There is a thing called a uterus, vaginas can communicate (periods sync)
Everyone I love knows how to bleed with me (metaphor)
Don't mock the body that made you
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