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- From: gazit@duke.cs.duke.edu (Hillel Gazit)
- Newsgroups: soc.men,alt.feminism
- Subject: Re: Living in a State of Siege
- Message-ID: <726043390@lear.cs.duke.edu>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 06:43:11 GMT
- References: 7.27632@wam.umd.edu> <1993Jan2.205430.10619@panix.com>
- Reply-To: gazit@cs.duke.edu (Hillel)
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- Organization: Nefolet shel nemushot (Fallout of Wimps)
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- In article <1993Jan2.205430.10619@panix.com>
- gcf@panix.com (Gordon Fitch) writes:
- >It's a different issue. Education and jobs involving
- >mathematics are manifestly social constructions. Longevity
- >isn't (unless we socially knock a lot of people off).
-
- Really?!
-
- Have you ever thought about the following possibilities:
-
- 1) Men are under social pressure not to show any weakness, and
- therefore they seek medical help much later; sometimes too late.
-
- 2) Men are under more pressure to be successful in work; extra
- pressure can kill men younger.
-
- 3) Men are under pressure to take more risky works.
-
- 4) Older women have more money than older men and therefore they
- have access to better medical care.
-
- 5) There is more public assistance to women than men, and therefore
- poor women get better medical care.
-