Question 1

Which of these belongs to the main dimensions of the social model of health, as highlighted by John Germov?

Accepted Answer

A)  The social production and distribution of health and illness 
B)  The social construction of health and illness 
C)  The social organisation of healthcare 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The social production and distribution of health and illness 
B)  The social construction of health and illness 
C)  The social organisation of healthcare 
D)  All of the above D

Question 2

The term 'health literacy' describes what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ease with which a doctor's handwriting can be deciphered 
B)  The extent to which people understand information about health issues 
C)  The extent to which health problems are related to illiteracy 
D)  None of the above 
A)  The ease with which a doctor's handwriting can be deciphered 
B)  The extent to which people understand information about health issues 
C)  The extent to which health problems are related to illiteracy 
D)  None of the above B

Question 3

Which of the following statements is an example of the social model of health?

Accepted Answer

A)  The role of living and working conditions in affecting health 
B)  The role of individual pathology and genetics in affecting the social distribution of illness 
C)  The role of individual behaviour and associated risk factors 
D)  The role of a person's own responsibility for their health 
A)  The role of living and working conditions in affecting health 
B)  The role of individual pathology and genetics in affecting the social distribution of illness 
C)  The role of individual behaviour and associated risk factors 
D)  The role of a person's own responsibility for their health A

Question 4

Which of the following statements best describes the biomedical model of illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of only biological interventions to treat illness 
B)  A health system dominated by health professionals 
C)  A view of illness as a malfunctioning of the biological mechanisms of the body 
D)  The combination of environmental and psychological interventions to treat illness 
A)  The use of only biological interventions to treat illness 
B)  A health system dominated by health professionals 
C)  A view of illness as a malfunctioning of the biological mechanisms of the body 
D)  The combination of environmental and psychological interventions to treat illness

Question 5

Which of these is NOT considered a social determinant of health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Differences in health status between rich and poor 
B)  Differences in health status between men and women 
C)  Differences in health status between Indigenous and non-indigenous people 
D)  The effects of genetics on health status 
A)  Differences in health status between rich and poor 
B)  Differences in health status between men and women 
C)  Differences in health status between Indigenous and non-indigenous people 
D)  The effects of genetics on health status

Question 6

Who was one of the first to point out the processes of medical dominance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Dr John Snow 
C)  Eliot Freidson 
D)  Michael Marmot 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Dr John Snow 
C)  Eliot Freidson 
D)  Michael Marmot

Question 7

What is the global average life expectancy at birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 years 
B)  60 years 
C)  70 years 
D)  80 years 
A)  50 years 
B)  60 years 
C)  70 years 
D)  80 years

Question 8

Which famous study was responsible for identifying the social gradient in health?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Whitehall studies 
B)  The Social Health studies 
C)  The Relative Income studies 
D)  The Wittenoom studies 
A)  The Whitehall studies 
B)  The Social Health studies 
C)  The Relative Income studies 
D)  The Wittenoom studies

Question 9

Who has defined health as 'a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity'?

Accepted Answer

A)  The World Health Organization 
B)  The Australian Sociological Association 
C)  The Australian Bureau of Statistics 
D)  The American Medical Association 
A)  The World Health Organization 
B)  The Australian Sociological Association 
C)  The Australian Bureau of Statistics 
D)  The American Medical Association

Question 10

According to Wilkinson, what countries have the best health?

Accepted Answer

A)  The richest 
B)  The poorest 
C)  The most egalitarian 
D)  The most pacifistic 
A)  The richest 
B)  The poorest 
C)  The most egalitarian 
D)  The most pacifistic

Which of these belongs to the main dimensions of the social model of health, as highlighted by John Germov?

The term 'health literacy' describes what?

Which of the following statements is an example of the social model of health?

Which of the following statements best describes the biomedical model of illness?

Which of these is NOT considered a social determinant of health?

Who was one of the first to point out the processes of medical dominance?

What is the global average life expectancy at birth?

Which famous study was responsible for identifying the social gradient in health?

Who has defined health as 'a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity'?

According to Wilkinson, what countries have the best health?

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Exam 17: The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

Which of these belongs to the main dimensions of the social model of health, as highlighted by John Germov?

The term 'health literacy' describes what?

Which of the following statements is an example of the social model of health?

Which of the following statements best describes the biomedical model of illness?

Which of these is NOT considered a social determinant of health?

Who was one of the first to point out the processes of medical dominance?

What is the global average life expectancy at birth?

Which famous study was responsible for identifying the social gradient in health?

Who has defined health as 'a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity'?

According to Wilkinson, what countries have the best health?

The Sociological Gaze: Linking Private Lives to Public Issues

Sociological Foundations: Early Theorists and Theories

Contemporary Sociological Theorists and Theories

Sociological Investigations: Doing Social Research

How We Become Who and What We Are: Socialisation and the New Genetics

Youth Transitions and Youth Culture

Families and Intimate Relationships

Consumption and Lifestyles

Sporting Life

A Sociology of Licit and Illicit Drugs

Class and Inequality in Australia

Gender and Sexualities

Ethnicity and Belonging

Race and Reconciliation in Australia

Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Australia

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

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