Question 1

Once SARS had spread to Canada, where did most people contract the disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  while travelling on mass transit 
B)  in the workplace 
C)  in a hospital 
D)  in a classroom 
A)  while travelling on mass transit 
B)  in the workplace 
C)  in a hospital 
D)  in a classroom

Question 2

In what year did the United States pass legislation to ensure that 95 percent of its population would be covered by health insurance?

Accepted Answer

A)  1991 
B)  1999 
C)  2005 
D)  2010 
A)  1991 
B)  1999 
C)  2005 
D)  2010

Question 3

What percentage of sub-Saharan Africa's adult population was infected with HIV/AIDS by 2011?

Accepted Answer

A) 4.9 percent 
B)  12 percent 
C)  18 percent 
D)  33 percent 
A) 4.9 percent 
B)  12 percent 
C)  18 percent 
D)  33 percent

Question 4

What is the institutional manifestation of the medical doctor's professional dominance in health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  altruistic motivation 
B)  client revolt 
C)  the modern hospital 
D)  client compliance 
A)  altruistic motivation 
B)  client revolt 
C)  the modern hospital 
D)  client compliance

Question 5

The creation of a sound national public health system is the most important factor in increasing life expectancy, more important than even the introduction of new medicines and diagnostic tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the textbook, which one of the following have most Canadians identified as a problem with medical services in this country?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is too much privatization. 
B)  Wait times are too long for non-emergency services. 
C)  The wealthy are treated first. 
D)  Hospitals are not fully utilized, with many of them nowhere near patient capacity. 
A)  There is too much privatization. 
B)  Wait times are too long for non-emergency services. 
C)  The wealthy are treated first. 
D)  Hospitals are not fully utilized, with many of them nowhere near patient capacity.

Question 7

Donavon, like 1 percent of the Canadian population, has lived a long life. What age did he live to?

Accepted Answer

A)  70 years 
B)  80 years 
C)  90 years 
D)  100 years 
A)  70 years 
B)  80 years 
C)  90 years 
D)  100 years

Question 8

The national life expectancy is the life expectancy for a particular country. What is the current maximum national life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  69 years 
B)  77 years 
C)  83 years 
D)  89 years 
A)  69 years 
B)  77 years 
C)  83 years 
D)  89 years

Question 9

Which of the following contributes to gender inequality in health and health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women undergo more kidney transplants and cardiac procedures than men. 
B)  Women live longer than men and therefore experience less chronic illness. 
C)  Women are excluded from most medical research. 
D)  There is gender bias in medical treatment. 
A)  Women undergo more kidney transplants and cardiac procedures than men. 
B)  Women live longer than men and therefore experience less chronic illness. 
C)  Women are excluded from most medical research. 
D)  There is gender bias in medical treatment.

Question 10

What was the key factor that would have saved many lives during the Black Plague?

Accepted Answer

A)  better sanitation 
B)  better nutrition 
C)  better medicine 
D)  better housing 
A)  better sanitation 
B)  better nutrition 
C)  better medicine 
D)  better housing

Question 11

Which of the following is the term used for the network of a nation's clinics, hospitals, and other facilities for ensuring health and treating illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  the public health system 
B)  the health care system 
C)  the government health and welfare system 
D)  the medical care system 
A)  the public health system 
B)  the health care system 
C)  the government health and welfare system 
D)  the medical care system

Question 12

Which of the following groups is most likely to encounter indifference or hostility while seeking medical care in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sikhs 
B)  men 
C)  women 
D)  Jews 
A)  Sikhs 
B)  men 
C)  women 
D)  Jews

Question 13

When people gain control and authority over their occupation and their clients, which of the following processes is occurring?

Accepted Answer

A)  labour market magnification 
B)  the norm of signification 
C)  occupational inflation 
D)  professionalization 
A)  labour market magnification 
B)  the norm of signification 
C)  occupational inflation 
D)  professionalization

Question 14

Which of the following is demonstrated by the fact that health risks are always unevenly distributed in a population based on social class, gender, and ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Certain populations have susceptibility to disease, while others do not. 
B)  Health and disease are biologically based. 
C)  Disease and health are randomly attributed to people. 
D)  Social forces shape susceptibility to disease and health. 
A)  Certain populations have susceptibility to disease, while others do not. 
B)  Health and disease are biologically based. 
C)  Disease and health are randomly attributed to people. 
D)  Social forces shape susceptibility to disease and health.

Question 15

According to the textbook, which of the following is most likely to have poor health due to environmental factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jimmy, an Indigenous hunter from Fort Chipewyan, Alberta 
B)  Justin, a clerical worker in Vancouver, British Columbia 
C)  Maxine, a lawyer in Regina, Saskatchewan 
D)  Sharon, an online tutor living in rural Nova Scotia 
A)  Jimmy, an Indigenous hunter from Fort Chipewyan, Alberta 
B)  Justin, a clerical worker in Vancouver, British Columbia 
C)  Maxine, a lawyer in Regina, Saskatchewan 
D)  Sharon, an online tutor living in rural Nova Scotia

Question 16

Biomedical advances have increased life expectancy, especially through vaccines against infectious diseases. The creation of which of the following systems has been even more important than biomedical advances in improving health and ensuring long life?

Accepted Answer

A)  the health care system 
B)  the medical care system 
C)  the public health system 
D)  the government health and welfare system 
A)  the health care system 
B)  the medical care system 
C)  the public health system 
D)  the government health and welfare system

Question 17

In the United States, wait times to see a doctor for those with adequate coverage are very short by international standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Compare and contrast the health and health care spending of different countries.

Accepted Answer

When comparing and contrasting the healt

Question 19

Which of the following countries has the highest prescription drug costs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  the United States 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  France 
A)  Canada 
B)  the United States 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  France

Question 20

Define and contrast a public health system and a health care system.

Accepted Answer

A public health system is a system that

Once SARS had spread to Canada, where did most people contract the disease?

In what year did the United States pass legislation to ensure that 95 percent of its population would be covered by health insurance?

What percentage of sub-Saharan Africa's adult population was infected with HIV/AIDS by 2011?

What is the institutional manifestation of the medical doctor's professional dominance in health care?

The creation of a sound national public health system is the most important factor in increasing life expectancy, more important than even the introduction of new medicines and diagnostic tools.

According to the textbook, which one of the following have most Canadians identified as a problem with medical services in this country?

Donavon, like 1 percent of the Canadian population, has lived a long life. What age did he live to?

The national life expectancy is the life expectancy for a particular country. What is the current maximum national life expectancy?

Which of the following contributes to gender inequality in health and health care?

What was the key factor that would have saved many lives during the Black Plague?

Which of the following is the term used for the network of a nation's clinics, hospitals, and other facilities for ensuring health and treating illness?

Which of the following groups is most likely to encounter indifference or hostility while seeking medical care in Canada?

When people gain control and authority over their occupation and their clients, which of the following processes is occurring?

Which of the following is demonstrated by the fact that health risks are always unevenly distributed in a population based on social class, gender, and ethnicity?

According to the textbook, which of the following is most likely to have poor health due to environmental factors?

Biomedical advances have increased life expectancy, especially through vaccines against infectious diseases. The creation of which of the following systems has been even more important than biomedical advances in improving health and ensuring long life?

In the United States, wait times to see a doctor for those with adequate coverage are very short by international standards.

Compare and contrast the health and health care spending of different countries.

Which of the following countries has the highest prescription drug costs?

Define and contrast a public health system and a health care system.

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Once SARS had spread to Canada, where did most people contract the disease?

In what year did the United States pass legislation to ensure that 95 percent of its population would be covered by health insurance?

What percentage of sub-Saharan Africa's adult population was infected with HIV/AIDS by 2011?

What is the institutional manifestation of the medical doctor's professional dominance in health care?

The creation of a sound national public health system is the most important factor in increasing life expectancy, more important than even the introduction of new medicines and diagnostic tools.

According to the textbook, which one of the following have most Canadians identified as a problem with medical services in this country?

Donavon, like 1 percent of the Canadian population, has lived a long life. What age did he live to?

The national life expectancy is the life expectancy for a particular country. What is the current maximum national life expectancy?

Which of the following contributes to gender inequality in health and health care?

What was the key factor that would have saved many lives during the Black Plague?

Which of the following is the term used for the network of a nation's clinics, hospitals, and other facilities for ensuring health and treating illness?

Which of the following groups is most likely to encounter indifference or hostility while seeking medical care in Canada?

When people gain control and authority over their occupation and their clients, which of the following processes is occurring?

Which of the following is demonstrated by the fact that health risks are always unevenly distributed in a population based on social class, gender, and ethnicity?

According to the textbook, which of the following is most likely to have poor health due to environmental factors?

Biomedical advances have increased life expectancy, especially through vaccines against infectious diseases. The creation of which of the following systems has been even more important than biomedical advances in improving health and ensuring long life?

In the United States, wait times to see a doctor for those with adequate coverage are very short by international standards.

Compare and contrast the health and health care spending of different countries.

Which of the following countries has the highest prescription drug costs?

Define and contrast a public health system and a health care system.

Introducing Sociology

Culture

Socialization

From Social Interaction to Social Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification-Canadian and Global Perspectives

Race and Ethnicity

Sexuality and Gender

Families

Religion and Education

The Mass Media

Technology, the Environment, and Social Movements

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