How long you live, called longevity, is jointly determined by genetic and environmental factors. Researchers distinguish between two different types of longevity: average longevity and maximum longevity. Average longevity is commonly called average life expectancy and refers to the age at which half of the individuals who are born in a particular year will have […]
Месяц: Сентябрь 2015
Emblemization and “Difference”
While many feminists have put forward an emblematic reading of the massacre, other feminists have long argued that this is a reading that prioritizes identity politics and gendered power relations at the expense of recognizing complex identity formations and inseparable relations of power—such as “race,” class, and sexuality—which shape the meanings of gender for women […]
The Catalytic Event
Women describe the catalytic event as a defining moment when they choose to cross the threshold, realizing that even if they don’t know exactly what is on the other side, moving toward motherhood is better than staying in place. Moving into the liminal phase, considering single motherhood, often brings a feeling of relief. While a […]
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The dark sides of the family
One of the major achievements of feminist sociology has been the recognition of, and research on, the dark sides of family life (Dobash and Dobash, 1992, 1998). The re-discovery of domestic violence in the 1970s, (it had been a feminist campaign topic in the 1870s) and the establishment of refuges for battered women by feminist […]
Take the Longevity Test
Did you ever speculate about how long you might live? Are you curious? If you’d like a preview of several of the key influences on how long we live,try completing the questions at http://www. livingto100.com. Take notes about why you think each question is being asked. Once you’re finished, submityour form. Take time to read […]
How Long Will We Live?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES • What is the average and the maximum longevity for humans? • What genetic and environmental factors influence longevity? • What ethnic factors influence average longevity? • What factors create gender differences in average longevity? 108 CHAPTER 4 S usie is a 51-year-old Chinese American living in San Francisco. Susie’s mother (age 76), […]
From ‘other’ to ‘ordinary’
Modern histories of same-sex relationships and heterosexual marriage are deeply intertwined. Historically, same-sex relationships have been construed as the ‘other’ of heterosexual ones, and since the nineteenth century homosexual relationships have been intensively defined, outlawed and pathologised as unnatural, unhealthy and abnormal. As Foucault (1979) observed, the discursive invention of homosexuality as socially and personally […]
Longevity, Health, and Functioning
4.1 HOW LONG WILL WE LIVE? Discovering Development: Take the Longevity Test • Average and Maximum Longevity • Genetic and Environmental Factors in Average Longevity • Ethnic Differences in Average Longevity • Gender Differences in Average Longevity • International Differences in Average Longevity 4.2 HEALTH AND ILLNESS Defining Health and Illness • Quality of Life […]
Fitting In
elrena evans You see, Dr. Jiggle, when you know God made you special It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks—you can just be yourself. —Veggie Tales The weather was unseasonably warm in Pennsylvania during the fall of 2004, the semester I finished course work for my PhD and gave birth to my firstborn. The summer […]