Question 1

David Karp and William Yoels found that in the typical college classroom, most students were active participants in class discussion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The greatest preventable cause of death in the United States is

Accepted Answer

A)  sexually transmitted diseases. 
B)  automobile accidents. 
C)  cigarette smoking. 
D)  drinking alcohol. 
A)  sexually transmitted diseases. 
B)  automobile accidents. 
C)  cigarette smoking. 
D)  drinking alcohol. C

Question 3

Upon infection, people with HIV typically

Accepted Answer

A)  display no symptoms for a year or more. 
B)  display visible symptoms within a few weeks. 
C)  display visible symptoms within a few minutes. 
D)  get very sick within several days. 
A)  display no symptoms for a year or more. 
B)  display visible symptoms within a few weeks. 
C)  display visible symptoms within a few minutes. 
D)  get very sick within several days. A

Question 4

Which of the following statements about education is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Education is a social institution by which society provides its members with knowledge. 
B)  How economically well off people are affects the type of schooling they have. 
C)  Education always takes place in schools. 
D)  How economically well off a nation is affects the amount of schooling its people receive. 
A)  Education is a social institution by which society provides its members with knowledge. 
B)  How economically well off people are affects the type of schooling they have. 
C)  Education always takes place in schools. 
D)  How economically well off a nation is affects the amount of schooling its people receive.

Question 5

Education is the social institution by which society provides people with important knowledge, including teaching them

Accepted Answer

A)  job skills. 
B)  basic facts and information. 
C)  cultural norms and values. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  job skills. 
B)  basic facts and information. 
C)  cultural norms and values. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 6

In the United States, infant mortality rates among low-income children are now about the same as rates for the children of the wealthy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In Japan a larger share of students graduate from high school than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Charter schools are

Accepted Answer

A)  private schools that have a religious curriculum. 
B)  public schools that are run by private companies. 
C)  private schools that typically enroll high-income students. 
D)  public schools that have the freedom to try new programs and policies. 
A)  private schools that have a religious curriculum. 
B)  public schools that are run by private companies. 
C)  private schools that typically enroll high-income students. 
D)  public schools that have the freedom to try new programs and policies.

Question 9

In the United States today, there are many more nurses than there are nursing jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Comparing high-income U.S. families to families with low income, we find that among the high- income families,

Accepted Answer

A)  a larger share of women, but a smaller share of men, go to college. 
B)  a larger share of children go to college. 
C)  there is the same share of children who attend college. 
D)  a smaller share of children go to college. 
A)  a larger share of women, but a smaller share of men, go to college. 
B)  a larger share of children go to college. 
C)  there is the same share of children who attend college. 
D)  a smaller share of children go to college.

Question 11

Eating disorders have much to do with how our society defines femininity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Advancing medical technology has attacked infectious disease in poor countries with what result?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most children die earlier in life than ever before. 
B)  Almost nothing: This technology has had little effect. 
C)  Death rates have dropped to near zero. 
D)  Populations have increased rapidly. 
A)  Most children die earlier in life than ever before. 
B)  Almost nothing: This technology has had little effect. 
C)  Death rates have dropped to near zero. 
D)  Populations have increased rapidly.

Question 13

Society shapes human health because

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy. 
B)  social inequality affects health. 
C)  technology affects health. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy. 
B)  social inequality affects health. 
C)  technology affects health. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 14

Diseases such as heart disease and cancer are leading killers in low-income nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Magnet schools encourage

Accepted Answer

A)  students to take control of their own education. 
B)  school busing to increase cultural diversity. 
C)  students to specialize in specific areas of study. 
D)  students to complete their education in fewer years. 
A)  students to take control of their own education. 
B)  school busing to increase cultural diversity. 
C)  students to specialize in specific areas of study. 
D)  students to complete their education in fewer years.

Question 16

Read the following statements about the right-to-die debate. Which statement is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Under the law, the first duty of doctors and hospitals is to assist in the peaceful death of patients. 
B)  The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that there is no constitutional "right to die." 
C)  Voters in the states of Oregon and Washington have approved a physician-assisted suicide law. 
D)  Surveys show that most U.S. adults think dying people should be able to choose to die with a doctor's help. 
A)  Under the law, the first duty of doctors and hospitals is to assist in the peaceful death of patients. 
B)  The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that there is no constitutional "right to die." 
C)  Voters in the states of Oregon and Washington have approved a physician-assisted suicide law. 
D)  Surveys show that most U.S. adults think dying people should be able to choose to die with a doctor's help.

Question 17

"Type A personalities" which are linked to masculinity, are harmful to human health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Over the course of the last century, an important health trend in the United States has been a rising death rate from infectious diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Active euthanasia refers to using a physician's services to bring on a quick death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Talcott Parsons claimed that, to qualify for the sick role, a person must want to become healthy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

David Karp and William Yoels found that in the typical college classroom, most students were active participants in class discussion.

The greatest preventable cause of death in the United States is

Upon infection, people with HIV typically

Which of the following statements about education is NOT correct?

Education is the social institution by which society provides people with important knowledge, including teaching them

In the United States, infant mortality rates among low-income children are now about the same as rates for the children of the wealthy.

In Japan a larger share of students graduate from high school than in the United States.

Charter schools are

In the United States today, there are many more nurses than there are nursing jobs.

Comparing high-income U.S. families to families with low income, we find that among the high- income families,

Eating disorders have much to do with how our society defines femininity.

Advancing medical technology has attacked infectious disease in poor countries with what result?

Society shapes human health because

Diseases such as heart disease and cancer are leading killers in low-income nations.

Magnet schools encourage

Read the following statements about the right-to-die debate. Which statement is NOT correct?

"Type A personalities" which are linked to masculinity, are harmful to human health.

Over the course of the last century, an important health trend in the United States has been a rising death rate from infectious diseases.

Active euthanasia refers to using a physician's services to bring on a quick death.

Talcott Parsons claimed that, to qualify for the sick role, a person must want to become healthy.

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David Karp and William Yoels found that in the typical college classroom, most students were active participants in class discussion.

The greatest preventable cause of death in the United States is

Upon infection, people with HIV typically

Which of the following statements about education is NOT correct?

Education is the social institution by which society provides people with important knowledge, including teaching them

In the United States, infant mortality rates among low-income children are now about the same as rates for the children of the wealthy.

In Japan a larger share of students graduate from high school than in the United States.

Charter schools are

In the United States today, there are many more nurses than there are nursing jobs.

Comparing high-income U.S. families to families with low income, we find that among the high- income families,

Eating disorders have much to do with how our society defines femininity.

Advancing medical technology has attacked infectious disease in poor countries with what result?

Society shapes human health because

Diseases such as heart disease and cancer are leading killers in low-income nations.

Magnet schools encourage

Read the following statements about the right-to-die debate. Which statement is NOT correct?

"Type A personalities" which are linked to masculinity, are harmful to human health.

Over the course of the last century, an important health trend in the United States has been a rising death rate from infectious diseases.

Active euthanasia refers to using a physician's services to bring on a quick death.

Talcott Parsons claimed that, to qualify for the sick role, a person must want to become healthy.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

Filters