HLTA02H3 Lecture : Chapter 12, 13, 14
Document Summary
In 1996 total life expectancy was 78. 6 years 81. 4 for females and 75. 7 for males, however, the difference between sexes is narrowing. In 1988-99 women were most likely to be hospitalized in general (mostly for pregnancy) 3 ways to account for these differences: artifact, genetic causation and social causation: the differences are sometimes argued as artifact rather than real. In 2004 poverty rate for women was 17. 1 and 14. 1 for men; 42. 1 for unattached women and 34 for unattached men. Men"s lifestyles expose men to riskier, aggressive, dangerous behavior more than women. Men are more likely to indulge in smoking, drug use etc. The demanding social roles of women produce negative health outcomes (ex. , working and coming home to cook and clean). 2 theoretical perspectives are advanced to explain gender differences in psychological health: differential exposure theory and differential vulnerability theory: both attribute gender differences in psychological well being to the social organization of men"s and women"s lives.
