Question

9. Why in most of the societies women live longer than men? class 12 sociology​

Answer 1

Answer:

According to the Morbidity-Mortality Paradox or Health Paradox, despite higher rates of disability and poorer health than men, women experience greater longevity in modern human societies.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The evidence shows that differences in chromosomes and hormones between men and women affect longevity. For example, males tend to have more fat surrounding the organs (they have more 'visceral fat') whereas women tend to have more fat sitting directly under the skin ('subcutaneous fat').

Women live longer than men because of social and biological factors. Cellular clock theory-our cells can divide a max of 75-80 times and are less capable of dividing the older we get. Telomeres are DNA sequences that cap chromosomes.

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