The Feminist Perspective (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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When were women legally allowed to practise medicine in UK?
When were women legally allowed to practise medicine in UK?
1885
Anne Witz (1992): How men excluded women from medicine
Anne Witz (1992): How men excluded women from medicine
Raised university entry requirements
Arber et al (2006): What influences doctors' decisions?
Arber et al (2006): What influences doctors' decisions?
Patient gender
What is 'gendered ageism' in medical practice?
What is 'gendered ageism' in medical practice?
Middle-aged women get least appropriate medication & fewest questions
Natural female processes that became medicalised
Natural female processes that became medicalised
Menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, menopause
Ann Oakley (1993): When pregnancy became fully medicalised
Ann Oakley (1993): When pregnancy became fully medicalised
By the 1950s
% of UK obstetricians & gynaecologists who are male
% of UK obstetricians & gynaecologists who are male
85%
% of medical students who are women ('genderquake')
% of medical students who are women ('genderquake')
57%
Year women became 50%+ of medical students
Year women became 50%+ of medical students
1991
GMC 2014: % of specialists who are male vs female
GMC 2014: % of specialists who are male vs female
68.1% male, 31.9% female
% of female consultants who are surgeons
% of female consultants who are surgeons
8%
Career specialties female doctors commonly choose
Career specialties female doctors commonly choose
General practice, paediatrics, psychiatry, public health
What is over-prescribed to women (especially housewives)?
What is over-prescribed to women (especially housewives)?
Tranquillisers
Southern General Hospital Glasgow (2012) case involved
Southern General Hospital Glasgow (2012) case involved
Mother bullied into accepting antibiotics during labour
Critique: feminist perspective may do what to male doctors?
Critique: feminist perspective may do what to male doctors?
Overstate the case against them