Chapter 1 A Feminist Perspective of Women's Health & Chapter 2 Racism and Health Disparities MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Select the one correct answer to each of the following questions. • Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text? • A person’s sex • A person’s sex as defined by society • A societal response to a person’s self-representation as a man or woman • A person’s biological presentation as defined by himself or herself • Which factor bears most on women’s health care today? • The complexity of women’s health • Women’s status and position in society • Population growth • The economy • Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult within Western societies? • The multiplicity of minority groups complicates the issue. • The availability of health care makes acknowledgment more difficult. • The diversity of the news media clouds the issue. • Affluence and increased opportunities mask oppression. • Which of the following most accurately defines “oppression” as used in the text? • Not having a choice • Not having a voice • An act of tyranny • A feeling of being burdened • In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective contrast sharply with a biomedical model? • It provides a forum for the exploration of gender issues. • It seeks equal distribution of power within the healthcare interaction. • It emphasizes women’s rights.