Week 10 Lecture

Question 1

What are three problems on gender research?

Answer 1

1. It may promote a stereotypical approach
2. Minimises any differences between male and female
3. it assumes that gender is binary

Question 2

What is the global average life expectancy according to WHO?

Answer 2

72 years

Question 3

Which region has the greatest life expectancy?

Answer 3

europe

Question 4

Which gender has a higher life expectancy?

Answer 4

women

Question 5

Females life expectancy is roughly how many years?

Answer 5

75.6 years

Question 6

Males life expectancy is how many years roughly?

Answer 6

70.8 years

Question 7

Tasmania has what kind of life expectancy in comparison to the rest of Australia?

Answer 7

a lesser

Question 8

Which state in Australia has the highest life expectancy for females?

Answer 8

Victoria

Question 9

Do women live longer than men in almost every country?

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

What are some reasons as to why women live longer to men?

Answer 10

genetics is one possible

Question 11

In Australia, how many more years are women likely to live longer than men?

Answer 11

4 years

Question 12

How many times are men likely to die from accidents?

Answer 12

3.5 times higher

Question 13

How many times are men likely to die from suicide?

Answer 13

4 times more likely than females

Question 14

What kind of behavioural differences between males and females contribute to women having a longer life expectancy?

Answer 14

• alcohol (women less)
• tobacco (women less)
• eating habit
• exercise (men tend to more)
• medical help seeking (women more)

Question 15

What are some economic and social factors which contribute to gender differences in life expectancy? (3)

Answer 15

• workforce participation
• women more likely to do part time
• social isolation more frequent in women

Question 16

What are two common saying about gender and health?

Answer 16

1. women get ill but men die younger

2. women get depressed but men commit suicide

Question 17

Men tend to use what type of forms of suicide?

Answer 17

more fatal forms: e.g shooting vs. poisoning

Question 18

Who respond more negatively to divorce or bereavement?

Answer 18

men more negatively than women

Question 19

Which gender are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, and which gender are less likely to seek help?

Answer 19

1. women

2. men

Question 20

What are some critical questions on gender and health?

Answer 20

• can research ever be unbiased?
• to what extent can we generalise
• is the binary approach to gender research harmful?

Question 21

Before the 19th century, how was sexual behaviour regarded?

Answer 21

as a religious or spiritual concern and guidance came from religious leaders

Question 22

How does WHO define sexual health today?

Answer 22

a state of physical, mental and social well being in relation to sexuality. positive and respectful approach, pleasureable, free of discrimination.

Question 23

Can sexual health issues have long lasting issues on peoples life?

Answer 23

yes

Question 24

What are some issues that sexual health involves?

Answer 24

disease, dysfunction, education and sexual health later in life

Question 25

What are 3 "main" issues discussed in the lecture in regard to sexual health?

Answer 25

1. social media 2. pornography 3. cybersex

Question 26

What percentage in 2008 were found in the US between 12 and 18 years who have access to pornography?

Answer 26

90%

Question 27

What percentage of youth reported to be looking at sexual images from 14 years or older?

Answer 27

87%

Question 28

It has been estimated that what percentage of people who view internet pornography meet criteria for problematic sexual compulsivity?

Answer 28

17% of those who watch it

Question 29

Chang et a 2014 studied predictors of unwanted exposure to online pornography and sexual solicitation. What was found?

Answer 29

high levels of online game use, media exposure, depression and cyberbullying experiences were association with online perpetration.

Question 30

Frequent and habitual users of online pornography become more what?

Answer 30

risk averse, bullies, or groom unsuspected facebook users.

Question 31

What is the almost universal unrealistic optimism when it comes to social media?

Answer 31

The "this would never happen to me" syndrome

Question 32

The prevalence of child sexual abuse is difficult to estimate: why?

Answer 32

because it is often unreported

Question 33

studies in the US from Finkelhor show what in regard to child sexual abuse in girls and boys?

Answer 33

1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys is a victim of child sexual abuse

Question 34

What percentage of adult females recall a childhood sexual abuse incident?

Answer 34

20%

Question 35

What percentage of adult males recall a childhood sexual abuse incident?

Answer 35

5-10%

Question 36

Over the course of their lifetime, what percentage of youth aged 14-17 had been sexually victimised?

Answer 36

28%

Question 37

Children are most vulnerable to sexual abuse between what ages?

Answer 37

7-13

Question 38

A child who is the victim of prolonged sexual abuse usually develops what?

Answer 38

- low self esteem - feeling of worthlessness - distorted view of sec - withdrawn and mistrustful of adults - suicidal

Question 39

The national institute of justice statistics suggested that how many adolescents were assaulted by someone they knew well?

Answer 39

3 out of 4

Question 40

Children who do not live with both parents as well as children living with homes because of divorce, or domestic violence have a higher chance of what?

Answer 40

Being sexually abused

Question 41

Research shows that bullying of the LGBTI community undermines what?

Answer 41

the mental, behavioural, and physical health of those people with long lasting consequences

Question 42

Parent and Bradstreet (2018) examined bullying based on their gay/bi labels and steroid use among US adolescent boys. What was found?

Answer 42

Steroid use was higher in comparison to heterosexual boys. | No relationship was measured among heterosexual boys

Question 43

How many LGBTI individual withheld information regarding sexual history from a healthcare provider because of stigma?

Answer 43

one in 5

Question 44

What are some critical questions on sexual health?

Answer 44

- Why is sexual behaviour so difficult to measure? - How does the inert active nature of sex pose a problem for researchers - Why does sex research mostly focus on problems?