Gender Norms In Medical Research

The medical community is a field with much research lately, especially regarding the impact that gender has in the medical community. These primary research topics are stereotyping, sexism, and homophobia. They are seen through scholarly research. This paper identifies major research taking place within the medical community by reviewing several recent sources. Gender norms are present in the work place and they are one of the main reasons why inequality happens nowadays.
The nature of the healthcare field requires certain methods to ensure quality care for patients while maintaining the professionalism of physicians. According to Giuffre and Williams (2000:457), “Healthcare professionals use strategies during the physical examination to stay in control of their feelings, the behaviors of their patients, and to avoid allegations of sexual misconduct.” The strategies, such as looking professional and emphasizing privacy, are supposed to make patients feel more comfortable around physicians and nurses, especially the ones who need to be examined without clothes.
The most efficient strategies were conversation with nonsexual joking, meeting patients that were clothed before exams, and the doctor and …show more content…
Trust plays a very important role in medicine, especially in doctor-patient interaction. A study about patient-physician interaction was created in order to know if female patients preference for a certain gender of doctor and as a result, Flocke and Gilchrist (2005) have found that there is no patient and physician association with delivery of gender neutral screening, counseling, or immunizations, which were the methods used in the study. However, female physicians provide more counseling and immunization services to all of their patients because they are more focused on, and believe in the value of preventive services (Flocke and Gilchrist 2005). However, patients can still maintain