Question 1

Tobin is critical of the partnership between big corporations and the breast cancer movement.Which theoretical perspective is Tobin using?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  symbolic Interactionist 
D)  postmodern 
A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  symbolic Interactionist 
D)  postmodern

Question 2

Talcott Parsons is a prominent feminist theorist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The social definition of an illness is based on medical fact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which statement best explains why women have higher rates of disease and disability than men?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a lack of medical research on women compared to men. 
B)  Women are more likely to engage in high-risk lifestyles than men. 
C)  Women are less likely to get medical care than men. 
D)  The mortality gap has narrowed. 
A)  There is a lack of medical research on women compared to men. 
B)  Women are more likely to engage in high-risk lifestyles than men. 
C)  Women are less likely to get medical care than men. 
D)  The mortality gap has narrowed.

Question 5

Amber is analyzing health from a conflict perspective.Which of the following statements best describes her views?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is tension surrounding the allocation of research funds to prevention versus treatment. 
B)  Illness can cause the social system to become unstable. 
C)  Certain illnesses can lead patients to become stigmatized. 
D)  Immortality is highly valued in post-industrial societies. 
A)  There is tension surrounding the allocation of research funds to prevention versus treatment. 
B)  Illness can cause the social system to become unstable. 
C)  Certain illnesses can lead patients to become stigmatized. 
D)  Immortality is highly valued in post-industrial societies.

Question 6

In her research,Sadie observes that there are fewer clinics in poor neighbourhoods.This leaves the residents with reduced access to healthcare.Which theoretical perspective should Sadie use to interpret this?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  interactionist 
C)  conflict 
D)  postmodern 
A)  functionalist 
B)  interactionist 
C)  conflict 
D)  postmodern

Question 7

Eighty percent of Internet users in the U.S.have looked online for health information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

While on a vacation in Ontario,Manitoba resident Jurgen breaks his leg.He goes to the local hospital and receives health services.Which of the following aspects of healthcare plans does this case illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  universality 
B)  comprehensiveness 
C)  accessibility 
D)  portability 
A)  universality 
B)  comprehensiveness 
C)  accessibility 
D)  portability

Question 9

Why are Canada's poor still less healthy than individuals from the middle and upper classes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medical care cannot compensate for other disadvantages of poverty,such as poor housing or inadequate diet. 
B)  The poor have longer life spans,so they naturally fall victim to many more illnesses than the middle and upper classes. 
C)  The poor suffer less stress and as a result do not go to doctors as often. 
D)  The poor choose not to use preventive strategies,despite being more informed about them than the middle and upper classes. 
A)  Medical care cannot compensate for other disadvantages of poverty,such as poor housing or inadequate diet. 
B)  The poor have longer life spans,so they naturally fall victim to many more illnesses than the middle and upper classes. 
C)  The poor suffer less stress and as a result do not go to doctors as often. 
D)  The poor choose not to use preventive strategies,despite being more informed about them than the middle and upper classes.

Question 10

According to the text,sub-Saharan Africa has which percentage of global AIDS infections and deaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent of all cases,65 percent of all deaths 
B)  71 percent of all cases,74 percent of all deaths 
C)  35 percent of all cases,20 percent of all deaths 
D)  83 percent of all cases,89 percent of all deaths 
A)  50 percent of all cases,65 percent of all deaths 
B)  71 percent of all cases,74 percent of all deaths 
C)  35 percent of all cases,20 percent of all deaths 
D)  83 percent of all cases,89 percent of all deaths

Question 11

Why do survival rates for impoverished cancer victims in Toronto differ from those of impoverished cancer victims in Detroit?

Accepted Answer

A)  differing weather patterns 
B)  different access to healthcare 
C)  different political systems 
D)  different local governments 
A)  differing weather patterns 
B)  different access to healthcare 
C)  different political systems 
D)  different local governments

Question 12

Once medicalized,a condition cannot be demedicalized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What term refers to the state of physical,mental,and social well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)  health 
B)  medicine 
C)  spirituality 
D)  alternative medicine 
A)  health 
B)  medicine 
C)  spirituality 
D)  alternative medicine

Question 14

Eleven-year-old Alia has autism.Her parents cannot afford treatment for her condition,and their irregular work hours do not permit them to attend family support programs or access community resources.Consequently,Alia and her family suffer in isolation.From a conflict perspective,which of the following best describes the process that is at work in Alia's situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alia's parents' economic situation dis-empowers them and makes accessing services challenging. 
B)  Alia's parents are seeking alternative medicine options. 
C)  Alia's parents don't believe she has a real condition. 
D)  Alia's parents are not committed to her treatment. 
A)  Alia's parents' economic situation dis-empowers them and makes accessing services challenging. 
B)  Alia's parents are seeking alternative medicine options. 
C)  Alia's parents don't believe she has a real condition. 
D)  Alia's parents are not committed to her treatment.

Question 15

A business perspective would define disability as being unable to work.What would the definition be if it included a social component??

Accepted Answer

A)  the inability to perform tasks due to a physical or health condition 
B)  stigma experienced by disabled persons 
C)  the inability to perform tasks and the stigma or discrimination experienced 
D)  physical limitations such as nearsightedness 
A)  the inability to perform tasks due to a physical or health condition 
B)  stigma experienced by disabled persons 
C)  the inability to perform tasks and the stigma or discrimination experienced 
D)  physical limitations such as nearsightedness

Question 16

When you have to miss a shift at work,you need a note from a doctor.Why is this,according to Parsons (1951)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Doctors are gatekeepers who control who can enter the sick role. 
B)  Doctors are the only source for medical knowledge. 
C)  Doctors are members of the medical community. 
D)  Doctors are malingerers. 
A)  Doctors are gatekeepers who control who can enter the sick role. 
B)  Doctors are the only source for medical knowledge. 
C)  Doctors are members of the medical community. 
D)  Doctors are malingerers.

Question 17

What is the employment rate for persons with disabilities compared to those without disabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  47 percent for those with disabilities,74 percent for those without disabilities 
B)  60 percent for those with disabilities,85 percent for those without disabilities 
C)  60 percent for those with disabilities,74 percent for those without disabilities 
D)  35 percent for those with disabilities,74 percent for those without disabilities 
A)  47 percent for those with disabilities,74 percent for those without disabilities 
B)  60 percent for those with disabilities,85 percent for those without disabilities 
C)  60 percent for those with disabilities,74 percent for those without disabilities 
D)  35 percent for those with disabilities,74 percent for those without disabilities

Question 18

What do Findlay and Miller argue about the transition from women looking after women to the medical profession controlling pregnancy and childbirth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Healing became men's work. 
B)  Women were expected to work harder during labour. 
C)  Female medical doctors had to struggle to control reproduction. 
D)  Women's control over practices of childbirth changed relatively little. 
A)  Healing became men's work. 
B)  Women were expected to work harder during labour. 
C)  Female medical doctors had to struggle to control reproduction. 
D)  Women's control over practices of childbirth changed relatively little.

Question 19

The rapid spread of HIV/AIDS can be attributed to colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the increase in the number of people living with a disability?

Accepted Answer

A)  improvements in medical care allowing more people to survive accidents or illness 
B)  extended life spans 
C)  decrease in infant mortality for those with serious disabilities 
D)  reduction in reporting of disabilities 
A)  improvements in medical care allowing more people to survive accidents or illness 
B)  extended life spans 
C)  decrease in infant mortality for those with serious disabilities 
D)  reduction in reporting of disabilities

Exam 15: Families and Intimate Relationships

Tobin is critical of the partnership between big corporations and the breast cancer movement.Which theoretical perspective is Tobin using?

Talcott Parsons is a prominent feminist theorist.

The social definition of an illness is based on medical fact.

Which statement best explains why women have higher rates of disease and disability than men?

Amber is analyzing health from a conflict perspective.Which of the following statements best describes her views?

In her research,Sadie observes that there are fewer clinics in poor neighbourhoods.This leaves the residents with reduced access to healthcare.Which theoretical perspective should Sadie use to interpret this?

Eighty percent of Internet users in the U.S.have looked online for health information.

While on a vacation in Ontario,Manitoba resident Jurgen breaks his leg.He goes to the local hospital and receives health services.Which of the following aspects of healthcare plans does this case illustrate?

Why are Canada's poor still less healthy than individuals from the middle and upper classes?

According to the text,sub-Saharan Africa has which percentage of global AIDS infections and deaths?

Why do survival rates for impoverished cancer victims in Toronto differ from those of impoverished cancer victims in Detroit?

Once medicalized,a condition cannot be demedicalized.

What term refers to the state of physical,mental,and social well-being?

A business perspective would define disability as being unable to work.What would the definition be if it included a social component??

When you have to miss a shift at work,you need a note from a doctor.Why is this,according to Parsons (1951)?

What is the employment rate for persons with disabilities compared to those without disabilities?

What do Findlay and Miller argue about the transition from women looking after women to the medical profession controlling pregnancy and childbirth?

The rapid spread of HIV/AIDS can be attributed to colonialism.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the increase in the number of people living with a disability?

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