Question 1

In much of the world, illness and poverty form a vicious circle, with each causing the other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In general, a structural-functional approach to health and medicine treats illness as

Accepted Answer

A)  dysfunctional, preventing people from performing their roles. 
B)  functional, a source of jobs and economic activity. 
C)  existing mostly in people's minds. 
D)  biological, without any social consequences. 
A)  dysfunctional, preventing people from performing their roles. 
B)  functional, a source of jobs and economic activity. 
C)  existing mostly in people's minds. 
D)  biological, without any social consequences.

Question 3

One indicator of male privilege in the United States is the fact that men, on average, outlive women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT considered a behavior that increases the risk of HIV infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  engaging in anal sex 
B)  sharing needles 
C)  using any drug that impairs judgment 
D)  having casual contact with persons infected with HIV 
A)  engaging in anal sex 
B)  sharing needles 
C)  using any drug that impairs judgment 
D)  having casual contact with persons infected with HIV

Question 5

Jonathan Kozol criticizes the U.S. educational system for

Accepted Answer

A)  focusing too much on students' future careers. 
B)  unequal funding that makes some schools far. 
C)  making too little use of achievement tests. 
D)  paying some teachers more than they are worth. 
A)  focusing too much on students' future careers. 
B)  unequal funding that makes some schools far. 
C)  making too little use of achievement tests. 
D)  paying some teachers more than they are worth.

Question 6

In the United States, people with higher incomes have a more positive assessment of their personal health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to the World Health Organization, five billion of the more than six billion people living on Earth suffer from serious illnesses caused by poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Supporters of the school-choice movement argue that competition is a good way to improve public school education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

About ___________ of U.S. physicians are women.

Accepted Answer

A)  72 percent 
B)  52 percent 
C)  32 percent 
D)  12 percent 
A)  72 percent 
B)  52 percent 
C)  32 percent 
D)  12 percent

Question 10

As a result of cigarette smoking, about 443,000 people in the United States die prematurely every year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The greatest preventable cause of death in the United States is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Read the following four statements. Which statement is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  A society's degree of social inequality affects health. 
B)  Cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy. 
C)  Standards of health have remained the same for most of human history. 
D)  A society's level of technology affects health. 
A)  A society's degree of social inequality affects health. 
B)  Cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy. 
C)  Standards of health have remained the same for most of human history. 
D)  A society's level of technology affects health.

Question 13

In Japan-compared with the United States-getting into college is more a matter of

Accepted Answer

A)  who you know. 
B)  being rich. 
C)  athletic ability. 
D)  personal ability demonstrated on achievement tests. 
A)  who you know. 
B)  being rich. 
C)  athletic ability. 
D)  personal ability demonstrated on achievement tests.

Question 14

AIDS is the most deadly of all sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Read the following four statements. Which statement is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genetics research may give people information about their future medical condition. 
B)  Genetics research holds some promise not simply to treat disease but to stop disease before it develops. 
C)  Genetics research has shown that the development of serious disease cannot be predicted. 
D)  Genetics research may allow parents to select traits of a future child. 
A)  Genetics research may give people information about their future medical condition. 
B)  Genetics research holds some promise not simply to treat disease but to stop disease before it develops. 
C)  Genetics research has shown that the development of serious disease cannot be predicted. 
D)  Genetics research may allow parents to select traits of a future child.

Question 16

If you were to visit a low-income nation to study its high death rates, what would you suspect to be the most common causes of death?

Accepted Answer

A)  infectious diseases 
B)  accidents 
C)  old age 
D)  cancer and heart disease 
A)  infectious diseases 
B)  accidents 
C)  old age 
D)  cancer and heart disease

Question 17

One important point marking the development of scientific medicine in the United States was the founding of the American Medical Association in 1847.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the social-conflict approach, schooling in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  is more or less the same for all due to mandatory education laws. 
B)  is highly successful in increasing social equality. 
C)  transforms social privilege into personal merit. 
D)  is the key path to economic opportunity. 
A)  is more or less the same for all due to mandatory education laws. 
B)  is highly successful in increasing social equality. 
C)  transforms social privilege into personal merit. 
D)  is the key path to economic opportunity.

Question 19

Research shows that college women

Accepted Answer

A)  believe that physical looks are not as important as "what's inside." 
B)  believe that being thin is key to being attractive. 
C)  want to be thinner than men would like them to be. 
D)  are much happier with their body shapes than college men are. 
A)  believe that physical looks are not as important as "what's inside." 
B)  believe that being thin is key to being attractive. 
C)  want to be thinner than men would like them to be. 
D)  are much happier with their body shapes than college men are.

Question 20

Because the United States is so rich, almost 90 percent of students attend private schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In much of the world, illness and poverty form a vicious circle, with each causing the other.

In general, a structural-functional approach to health and medicine treats illness as

One indicator of male privilege in the United States is the fact that men, on average, outlive women.

Which of the following is NOT considered a behavior that increases the risk of HIV infection?

Jonathan Kozol criticizes the U.S. educational system for

In the United States, people with higher incomes have a more positive assessment of their personal health.

According to the World Health Organization, five billion of the more than six billion people living on Earth suffer from serious illnesses caused by poverty.

Supporters of the school-choice movement argue that competition is a good way to improve public school education.

About ___________ of U.S. physicians are women.

As a result of cigarette smoking, about 443,000 people in the United States die prematurely every year.

The greatest preventable cause of death in the United States is

Read the following four statements. Which statement is NOT correct?

In Japan-compared with the United States-getting into college is more a matter of

AIDS is the most deadly of all sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Read the following four statements. Which statement is NOT correct?

If you were to visit a low-income nation to study its high death rates, what would you suspect to be the most common causes of death?

One important point marking the development of scientific medicine in the United States was the founding of the American Medical Association in 1847.

According to the social-conflict approach, schooling in the United States

Research shows that college women

Because the United States is so rich, almost 90 percent of students attend private schools.

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In much of the world, illness and poverty form a vicious circle, with each causing the other.

In general, a structural-functional approach to health and medicine treats illness as

One indicator of male privilege in the United States is the fact that men, on average, outlive women.

Which of the following is NOT considered a behavior that increases the risk of HIV infection?

Jonathan Kozol criticizes the U.S. educational system for

In the United States, people with higher incomes have a more positive assessment of their personal health.

According to the World Health Organization, five billion of the more than six billion people living on Earth suffer from serious illnesses caused by poverty.

Supporters of the school-choice movement argue that competition is a good way to improve public school education.

About ___________ of U.S. physicians are women.

As a result of cigarette smoking, about 443,000 people in the United States die prematurely every year.

The greatest preventable cause of death in the United States is

Read the following four statements. Which statement is NOT correct?

In Japan-compared with the United States-getting into college is more a matter of

AIDS is the most deadly of all sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Read the following four statements. Which statement is NOT correct?

If you were to visit a low-income nation to study its high death rates, what would you suspect to be the most common causes of death?

One important point marking the development of scientific medicine in the United States was the founding of the American Medical Association in 1847.

According to the social-conflict approach, schooling in the United States

Research shows that college women

Because the United States is so rich, almost 90 percent of students attend private schools.

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

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