Sociology Medical Case
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1. In your submission, explain the case you have chosen to analyze. You are welcome to choose any topic related to health and medicine, but examples may include gendered
issues pertaining to physician salaries, reproductive care, biases in medical research and treatment standards, etc. You may also consider if there are gendered variations across different states in the United States or consider cases of gendered inequalities in
other countries.
2. Write a brief summary of the case addressing the following questions:
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What are the main gender inequalities highlighted in your chosen case study?
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What factors contribute to these inequalities? Consider institutional, cultural, and systemic factors.
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What are the potential consequences of these inequalities for patients, healthcare providers, and society as a whole?
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What strategies or interventions could be implemented to address these inequalities and promote gender equity in medicine?
Explanation/ summary of case:
This case study highlights the gender biases within and how they affect science and the
benefit of patients. The case study looked at 2,742 case reports and through pooled analysis found that there was significant gender bias against female case reports “(0.45;
95%CI: 0.43–0.47)”. It was identified that there were no substantial differences in the focus of the case reports, meaning that there weren't any underlying reasons for the bias besides the difference in gender. Potential consequences of these inequalities lead
to overall bias of clinical medicine. The article argues that journals should become aware of “inherent bias” and “implicit messages” they may convey to the medical community. This should be the responsibility of journal editors to seek out and remedy potential biases within case reports.
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If you work together as a group, every member must upload their own copy of the assignment, written in their own words.
4. Include a references section with links to sources used.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5426670/
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