It is a known fact that women live longer than males in our society (See http://statehealthfacts.org/comparebar.jsp?cat=2&ind=59). They enjoy longevity, even though they are burden with some the same stresses and harmful diseases that their male counterparts are also inflicted with. The female members of the Homo sapien species somehow survive and go on to live productive lives. Why they are able to be met the same challenges that their male counterparts are met with and have a better survival rate, is a mystery to many? Are these females naturally stronger than the men? We understand that early detection is one of the leading reasons that many diseases are not allowed to grow to their maturity, and many members of this order are known to take full advantage of the medical technology that is available to them. However, if this was the only determining factor that separated the females from the males, the statistical values would represent this, they don’t. It is true that these females are more involved in their health and that a large percentage of them are not participants in the riskier social behavior that the males enjoy, however the reason that women tend to have a better quality of life has more to do with the makeup of human society. MEN ARE BREED FOR FAILURE.. It is that simple, society has systems in place that do not allow men to actively express their physical, social or emotional needs and because of this, these stresses become the catalysts for other diseases and disorders. Let me elaborate; consider the following statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus10.pdf#067).
Hypertension 2,3 |
(high blood pressure and/or | Uncontrolled high blood pressure |
Sex, age, race and Hispanic origin 1 , | taking antihypertensive medication) | among persons with hypertension 4 |
and percent of poverty level | 1988–1994 | 1999–2002 | 2005–2008 | 1988–1994 | 1999–2002 | 2005–2008 |
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Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 26.4 | 28.8 | 31.6 | 83.2 | 73.3 | 63.8 |
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 24.4 | 30.6 | 29.8 | 68.5 | 61.8 | 48.5 |
The numbers postulate that men have had a steady increase in taking medications for hypertension since 1988 with a decline in cases of uncontrolled hypertension, moreover women have declined at a much higher rate than men. These numbers suggest that men ARE concern with their health, which is represented by their decline in cases of uncontrolled high blood pressure. So the theory, that men are not involved in their health is untrue.
The reason that women tend to be healthier and live longer is simple, they have support groups. These support groups allow them a social vehicle to release stresses which creates, for them a lighter social burden. LESS STRESS = HEALTHIER LIFE. They are not smarter or wiser, they just have found a way to adapt to their environment, and that way is through productive and active speech.
In places like India, 90% of the marriages are arranged. They have one of the lowest divorce rates in the world. Is this a system that we, as Americans, should adapt? Marriage is a large part of our society therefore it shouldn't be unreasonable for us to enter into this institution with our "eyes" wide open. Our system of marriage is built on the emotion called "love",and all emotions are unstable.
