According to the discussion of women in medicine,
a. women have been welcomed in medicine to a greater extent than in other traditionally male disciplines such as law.
b. at present, about half of medical school graduates are female.
c. attitudes toward women in medicine are still so negative that women currently constitute fewer than 25 of students in medical school.
d. at present, we have no evidence of discrimination against women who pursue careers in medicine.
Question 2
Suppose that an acquaintance of yours asks, Why should there be a chapter about women's health in your Psychology of Women textbook? One correct response would be that this chapter is necessary
a. to demonstrate that women and men are even more similar in their physical health than they are in their mental health.
b. to dismiss the myth that physicians treat women differently than men, because gender bias no longer occurs.
c. to discuss the kind of health problems that women are most likely to experience.
d. to point out that most of women's psychological problems can be traced to physical illnesses.
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