Current explanations for the prevalence of depression among women include
a. genetic markers for depression located on the X chromosome.
b. women's experiences of violence, including sexual harassment and rape.
c. media depictions of women as dissatisfied with their lives.
d. the acceptability of depression as part of the female gender role.
Question 2
Chapter 12 examines several potential factors that are related to psychological depression. According to this research,
a. women are much more likely than men to be biologically predisposed to develop depression.
b. most of the gender differences in depression can be traced to the fact that women are more likely than men to seek therapy.
c. women who have been abused or raped are more likely than other women to develop depression.
d. low-income women have different expectations about happiness, compared to high-income women; therefore a woman's income is not related to depression.
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