Feminism and health Flashcards
(16 cards)
what do feminists think the healthcare is
patriarchal
what do women struggle to do in healthcare
get their voices heard
what does the male gaze imply women’s bodies are viewed as
sexual objects
what does the male gaze imply about standards of health
they are higher for women
what does the glass ceiling prevent female researchers from doing
to make breakthroughs as most research into diseases is carried out by men
what does oppression imply about choices surrounding women’s care in hospitals
may be dictated by men
what are girls taught from a young age which links with canalisation and gender socialisation
to be obedient and passive and follow doctors advice without questioning it
what does the medicalisation of pregnancy and childbirth suggest about how feminists feel
feminists are critical of the way pregnancy and childbirth are defined as medical problems and treated in a clinical manner
what does Oakley study about childbirth
it has been taken out of women’s control
what are 2 ways that men dominate childbirth
they deliver the baby and labour can be induced but not if it isn’t convenient to the hospital and male doctor
what is Jebali highly critical towards
the biomedical approach to post - natal depression
what is the biomedical approach to post - natal depressions based on
patriarchal assumptions and societies double standards of motherhood
what is evidence about patriarchy
women haven’t been listened to after pressing the emergency button
what do Douglas and Michaels study about the policing of motherhood
in contemporary motherhood there is intensive surveillance of women as everyone watches how mothers parent their children and comparing this to their own standards
what do feminists identify in the heirachy of healthcare
patriarchy
what happened to women and what were the kept out of in hospitals
marginalised and kept out of high status roles
