Exam 14: Prioritizing Health and Health Care Inequalities

______ occurs when human conditions previously perceived as medical problems no longer fall under the purview of medical institutions.

When the idea that illness stems from sin or the bad choices of individuals is widespread in a society, there is more support for public health programs.

What percentage of Americans do not have any health care coverage at all?

What aspect of the U.S. health care system results in lower life expectancy for any other Global North nation?

When social groups push back against the classification of something as a disease, demedicalization is a possible outcome.

Government policies do not affect the overall health of individuals.

The United States does have a single-payer health care system.

The American Psychiatric Association defines homosexuality as a psychiatric disorder today.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines ______ as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

A program focused on encouraging clean water is not a direct medical intervention.

Which statement describes one of the earliest societal views of illness before the nineteenth century?

Mothers who have experienced racial discrimination in their lifetime are more likely to have children with a low birth weight.

In Durkheim's study Suicide, the social problem of economic inequality explained disease in society.

The United States offers health care coverage for a small proportion of its population for more money.

Governmental agencies work together to try to control illnesses caused by social problems.

How are illnesses associated with the upper class regarded?

Which social factor describes why obesity is stigmatized?

People of color are ______ likely than White U.S. residents to have health insurance.

Socioeconomic status is a primary determination of health across different social contexts. When controlling for socioeconomic status which other social condition can be used to explain inequality in access to health care?

What is the average life expectancy in the United States?