This assessment requires you to reflect on and engage with content covered from week one and week two. Specifically, you will need to answer three questions. Each question will require you to draw on a personal lived experience or provide a real-world example. You will need to integrate academic evidence with personal experiences and overall arguments.
Instructions
Question 1: There are two core theoretical perspectives which explain gender. The social constructionist perspective or the essentialist perspective.
Which theoretical perspective offers the best explanation of gender and why gender inequalities exist.
In answering this question, you must:
Accurately define and compare the two theoretical perspectives of gender;Provide a clear argument in favour of one perspective of gender;Apply this perspective to explain one specific example of a gender inequality;Critically reflect on one ‘real-world’ example or a personal experience of your own to support your overall argument; S
How does gender hegemony shape what it means to be an Australian man and how this can influence men’s health and wellbeing?
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How does gender hegemony shape what it means to be an Australian woman and how this can influence women’s health and wellbeing?
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How does gender hegemony shape what it means to be a trans gender, gender non-conforming or diverse Australian and how this can influence their health and wellbeing?
In answering this question, you must:
Accurately define gender hegemony, including masculinities or femininities if/where relevant;Apply this perspective to explain one specific example of a health inequality based on gender;Critically reflect on one ‘real-world’ example or a personal experience of your own to support your overall argument; Support your arguments with peer-reviewed evidence and/appropriate data; andReach the 500-word count requirement.
Question 3: The institution of medicine is an important site through which gendered norms, practices and structures shape health outcomes of women, men and gender diverse peoples.
Provide one example of how this institution creates, sustains and reinforces one form of gender inequality.
In answering this question, you must:
Demonstrate your understanding of the role that the institution of medicine plays in creating, sustaining and reinforcing gender inequality; Explore one gender inequality that impacts the health outcomes for women, men or gender diverse people;Critically reflect on one ‘real-world’ example or a personal experience of your own to support your overall argument; Support your arguments with peer-reviewed evidence and/appropriate data; andReach the 500-word count requirement.
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