The Feminist Perspective (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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Until what year were women legally prohibited from practising medicine in the UK?
Until what year were women legally prohibited from practising medicine in the UK?
1885
How did Anne Witz (1992) say the male medical profession strategically excluded women?
How did Anne Witz (1992) say the male medical profession strategically excluded women?
By raising university entry requirements
What did Arber et al (2006) find women received less of compared to male patients?
What did Arber et al (2006) find women received less of compared to male patients?
Fewer diagnostic tests for CHD
Which group received the least appropriate medication according to the 'gendered ageism' concept?
Which group received the least appropriate medication according to the 'gendered ageism' concept?
Middle-aged women
Which conditions do medical students learn to view as predominantly 'feminine'?
Which conditions do medical students learn to view as predominantly 'feminine'?
Depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, migraines
Which group receives the majority of over-prescribed tranquillisers according to feminists?
Which group receives the majority of over-prescribed tranquillisers according to feminists?
Working-class housewives
Which natural female processes have become medicalised according to feminists?
Which natural female processes have become medicalised according to feminists?
Menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, menopause
According to Ann Oakley (1993), when had pregnancy become a fully medicalised condition?
According to Ann Oakley (1993), when had pregnancy become a fully medicalised condition?
By the 1950s
What percentage of obstetricians and gynaecologists in the UK are male?
What percentage of obstetricians and gynaecologists in the UK are male?
Approximately 85%
What percentage of medical students are now women, creating a 'genderquake'?
What percentage of medical students are now women, creating a 'genderquake'?
57%
Which medical specialties do female doctors commonly choose?
Which medical specialties do female doctors commonly choose?
General practice, paediatrics, psychiatry
What percentage of female consultants are surgeons?
What percentage of female consultants are surgeons?
8%
What is a key critique of the feminist perspective on the medical profession?
What is a key critique of the feminist perspective on the medical profession?
It may overstate the case against male doctors