Question 1

Which of the following is a problem area in the US health care system, as it relates to inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health care is more readily available and more readily delivered to White people than to others. 
B)  Each year, many in the United States die because they live too far away from a doctor, hospital, or emergency room. 
C)  Many inner-city and rural parents do not understand the importance of immunizing their children against illnesses, and they are often suspicious of immunization programs. 
D)  All of the answer choices are true. 
A)  Health care is more readily available and more readily delivered to White people than to others. 
B)  Each year, many in the United States die because they live too far away from a doctor, hospital, or emergency room. 
C)  Many inner-city and rural parents do not understand the importance of immunizing their children against illnesses, and they are often suspicious of immunization programs. 
D)  All of the answer choices are true.

Question 2

tests are intended to measure what has actually been learned.

Accepted Answer

A)  Achievement 
B)  Standardized 
C)  Predictive 
D)  Placement 
A)  Achievement 
B)  Standardized 
C)  Predictive 
D)  Placement

Question 3

Which of the following is a criticism of the US health care system provided by the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  These is unequal access and affordability. 
B)  Alternative medical practices are not always endorsed by physicians and are rarely paid for by insurance. 
C)  there is a lack of emphasis on prevention. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  These is unequal access and affordability. 
B)  Alternative medical practices are not always endorsed by physicians and are rarely paid for by insurance. 
C)  there is a lack of emphasis on prevention. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 4

Medicare provides all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  medical insurance. 
B)  prescription drug plans. 
C)  hospital care. 
D)  elective survery. 
A)  medical insurance. 
B)  prescription drug plans. 
C)  hospital care. 
D)  elective survery.

Question 5

Separating students according to some measure of cognitive ability (ability grouping) is most commonly called .

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive differentiation 
B)  tracking 
C)  classroom stratification 
D)  student leveling 
A)  cognitive differentiation 
B)  tracking 
C)  classroom stratification 
D)  student leveling

Question 6

Which of the following is a criticism regarding standardized tests given in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  The tests tend to measure only limited ranges of abilities. 
B)  The tests possess at least some degree of cultural and gender bias and a strong social class bias. 
C)  SATs actually do not predict school performance very well for all groups. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  The tests tend to measure only limited ranges of abilities. 
B)  The tests possess at least some degree of cultural and gender bias and a strong social class bias. 
C)  SATs actually do not predict school performance very well for all groups. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 7

Explain the main causes of the health care crisis in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

The main causes of the health care crisi

Question 8

The stratification function of schools includes .

Accepted Answer

A)  drawing on existing stratification 
B)  sorting people into different categories 
C)  sorting people into existing social categories 
D)  all of the above 
A)  drawing on existing stratification 
B)  sorting people into different categories 
C)  sorting people into existing social categories 
D)  all of the above

Question 9

Increasing diversity in society creates new challenges for the health care system. The text notes that immigrants to the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A)  are generally treated better than native born Americans. 
B)  tend to feel most satisfied with their health care when their physician is White. 
C)  experience social distance from health care providers that makes them reluctant to seek care. 
D)  seek out medical professionals from their home countries. 
A)  are generally treated better than native born Americans. 
B)  tend to feel most satisfied with their health care when their physician is White. 
C)  experience social distance from health care providers that makes them reluctant to seek care. 
D)  seek out medical professionals from their home countries.

Question 10

The perspective focuses on the process of how expectations are created as students and teachers interrelate.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Definitions of illness and wellness are culturally relative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Recently, obesity has become

Accepted Answer

A)  a minimal problem. 
B)  defined as a public health problem. 
C)  an individual issue. 
D)  largely solved by social movements. 
A)  a minimal problem. 
B)  defined as a public health problem. 
C)  an individual issue. 
D)  largely solved by social movements.

Question 13

How are occupation, class, and education related?

Accepted Answer

A)  One's social class is heavily influenced by level of formal education. 
B)  One's occupation is heavily influenced by social class background and formal education. 
C)  Elite boarding schools that prepare students for elite occupations are attended by members of all social classes in equal proportions. 
D)  Education provides upward social mobility for all, regardless of class. 
A)  One's social class is heavily influenced by level of formal education. 
B)  One's occupation is heavily influenced by social class background and formal education. 
C)  Elite boarding schools that prepare students for elite occupations are attended by members of all social classes in equal proportions. 
D)  Education provides upward social mobility for all, regardless of class.

Question 14

Explain how standardized tests, like the SAT, promote inequality within society.

Accepted Answer

Standardized tests like the SAT promote

Question 15

According to the text, which of the following would be considered a latent function of education?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socialization 
B)  Occupational training 
C)  Social control 
D)  Credentialism 
A)  Socialization 
B)  Occupational training 
C)  Social control 
D)  Credentialism

Which of the following is a problem area in the US health care system, as it relates to inequality?

tests are intended to measure what has actually been learned.

Which of the following is a criticism of the US health care system provided by the text?

Medicare provides all of the following, except:

Separating students according to some measure of cognitive ability (ability grouping) is most commonly called .

Which of the following is a criticism regarding standardized tests given in the text?

Explain the main causes of the health care crisis in the U.S.

The stratification function of schools includes .

Increasing diversity in society creates new challenges for the health care system. The text notes that immigrants to the U.S.

The perspective focuses on the process of how expectations are created as students and teachers interrelate.

Definitions of illness and wellness are culturally relative.

Recently, obesity has become

How are occupation, class, and education related?

Explain how standardized tests, like the SAT, promote inequality within society.

According to the text, which of the following would be considered a latent function of education?

The Sociological Perspective

Culture

Doing Sociological Research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Economy and Politics

Environment Population and Social Change

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Exam 14: Education and Health Care

Which of the following is a problem area in the US health care system, as it relates to inequality?

tests are intended to measure what has actually been learned.

Which of the following is a criticism of the US health care system provided by the text?

Medicare provides all of the following, except:

Separating students according to some measure of cognitive ability (ability grouping) is most commonly called .

Which of the following is a criticism regarding standardized tests given in the text?

Explain the main causes of the health care crisis in the U.S.

The stratification function of schools includes .

Increasing diversity in society creates new challenges for the health care system. The text notes that immigrants to the U.S.

The perspective focuses on the process of how expectations are created as students and teachers interrelate.

Definitions of illness and wellness are culturally relative.

Recently, obesity has become

How are occupation, class, and education related?

Explain how standardized tests, like the SAT, promote inequality within society.

According to the text, which of the following would be considered a latent function of education?

The Sociological Perspective

Culture

Doing Sociological Research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Economy and Politics

Environment Population and Social Change

Filters