Question

________ use the example of the social construction of women’s health and how medical knowledge has changed significantly in the course of a few generations. For instance, in the early nineteenth century, pregnant women were discouraged from driving or dancing for fear of harming the unborn child, much as they are discouraged, with a more valid reason, from smoking or drinking alcohol today.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is Conrad and Barker, in a 2010 research.

Explanation:

According to their findings, general knowledge about health is transmitted socially. This also means that all society's biases, such as gender or age, are reflected in this knowledge.

Another example is how, in the past, cigarettes were not seen as harmful as they are today. Over the years, social awareness about tobacco health risks has been increasing --and maybe not so much occurs with sugar consumption, which has been shown to be just as harmful in excess.