Exam 19: Health and Medicine

Shauna woke up feeling unwell and called in to work to ask for the day off. According to Talcott Parsons, what are her actions compatible with?

Penny argues that impoverished First Nations women experience a triple jeopardy in their risk for diabetes. What theory is Penny using as the basis for her argument?

Which theory proposes that the effects of socioeconomic position, race, and gender are multiplicative rather than additive?

Over time, medical definitions of atypical or harmful behaviour have become more prevalent. What do we call this phenomenon?

What could you foresee happening if Canada decided to make its universal health-care system a for-profit system? Discuss and substantiate by making connections to chapter material and concepts.

Some Canadians are in favour of a "two-tier" medical system in Canada whereby all Canadians would have access to a level of health care in the public sphere, but it would be possible to buy special services in the private sphere. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of such a system?

Discuss gender inequalities in health, utilizing a feminist perspective.

What do we call the average age at death of the members of a population?

According to the textbook, what have some sociologists proposed about socioeconomic position in the context of health and well-being?

In Canada in the twentieth century, many First Nations women were surgically sterilized without their knowledge or consent, due to prevailing beliefs that they had too many children. What is this practice an example of?

Life expectancy is calculated by utilizing morbidity statistics.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, just one mental disorder was recognized by the Canadian government: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

When and where was the Canadian Medical Association founded?

Does spending more money on health care always improve the health of the nation? Explain your position.

Robin is suffering from depression but refuses to take the medication that her doctor prescribes her. What is she failing to follow?

Benjamin's religion required him to honour the higher power by performing regular bodily cleansing rituals. Which religion prescribed these practices and saved many people from contracting the Black Plague?

Who is regarded as "the father of medicare" in Canada?

What are some of the ways that health inequality manifests itself in Canada?

Prior to 1974, which of the following was listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders (DSM)?

According to the textbook, how does the average life expectancy of Indigenous Canadians compare to that of non-Indigenous Canadians?