Question 1

Which of the following most accurately describes education attainment in Canada for those with disabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are most likely to have university as their highest level of education. 
B)  They are most likely to have ended their formal education with less than a high school diploma. 
C)  Educational attainment does not vary by severity of disability. 
D)  There are no significant differences between with and without disabilities in terms of university completion rates. 
E)  Patterns of educational attainment all but disappear when we control for age. 
A)  They are most likely to have university as their highest level of education. 
B)  They are most likely to have ended their formal education with less than a high school diploma. 
C)  Educational attainment does not vary by severity of disability. 
D)  There are no significant differences between with and without disabilities in terms of university completion rates. 
E)  Patterns of educational attainment all but disappear when we control for age. B

Question 2

Karl Marx's materialist approach connects social oppression to the mode of production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Based on data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability, the vast majority of adult Canadians with disabilities reported more than one type of disability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The vast majority of adult Canadians with disabilities reported only a single disability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Employers believe that young workers with disabilities possess fewer "soft skills."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What theory(ies) suggest that inequality is generated by a process in which initial relative advantages deriving from a more privileged social location lead to growing inequality among individuals or groups over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cumulative dis/advantage 
B)  Diminishing returns 
C)  Path dependency 
D)  Hegemony 
E)  Entrenched advantage 
A)  Cumulative dis/advantage 
B)  Diminishing returns 
C)  Path dependency 
D)  Hegemony 
E)  Entrenched advantage

Question 7

Disability is not seen as a social category associated with minority status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The degree of inequality associated with disability can be exacerbated by other sources of disadvantage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Employment-related inequalities for workers with disabilities vary with the timing of impairment in an accumulative fashion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In what approach is disability seen as a social category associated with minority status, and is central to activism and political action aimed at eliminating oppression based on this status?

Accepted Answer

A)  The structural approach 
B)  The symbolic interactionist approach 
C)  The social approach 
D)  The structural functionalist approach 
E)  The medical model 
A)  The structural approach 
B)  The symbolic interactionist approach 
C)  The social approach 
D)  The structural functionalist approach 
E)  The medical model

Question 11

Discuss some of the inequalities that persons with disabilities may experience from the education system.

Accepted Answer

During the second half of the twentieth

Question 12

Which of the following is not emphasized in social models of disability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination 
B)  Exclusion 
C)  Oppression 
D)  The need to protect human rights 
E)  Coping (as a matter of personal deficit) 
A)  Discrimination 
B)  Exclusion 
C)  Oppression 
D)  The need to protect human rights 
E)  Coping (as a matter of personal deficit)

Question 13

Employment-related inequalities do not necessarily vary with the timing of impairment in an accumulative fashion consistent with theories of cumulative dis/advantage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the difference between a medical and a social interpretation of disabilities? Explain the assumptions of each approach and explain which you find most valid for understanding disability and why.

Accepted Answer

The medical model of disability focuses

Question 15

Canada lacks the kind of overarching disability legislation that is found in states such as the UK and the US.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Based on data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disabilities, how many Canadians have an impairment that limits their daily activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  42.9% of the Canadian population 
B)  42.9 million individuals 
C)  6.2% of the Canadian population 
D)  6.2 million individuals 
E)  10.8% of the Canadian population 
A)  42.9% of the Canadian population 
B)  42.9 million individuals 
C)  6.2% of the Canadian population 
D)  6.2 million individuals 
E)  10.8% of the Canadian population

Question 17

What is reasonable accommodation? Where do we draw the line between what is reasonable and unreasonable?

Accepted Answer

Reasonable accommodation refers to the m

Question 18

Consider the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people's lives. For those with disabilities, how might these consequences have been exacerbated?

Accepted Answer

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a signific

Question 19

In disability studies, which of the following is important because it determines the set of social roles, institutions, and cultural norms that an individual needs to navigate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Place in institutions 
B)  The state of technology 
C)  Age of onset 
D)  Educational attainment 
E)  Socio-economic status 
A)  Place in institutions 
B)  The state of technology 
C)  Age of onset 
D)  Educational attainment 
E)  Socio-economic status

Question 20

Within a social model, disability refers to all the factors that create restrictive circumstances for people living with impairments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Disability and Social Inequality Over the Life Course

Which of the following most accurately describes education attainment in Canada for those with disabilities?

Karl Marx's materialist approach connects social oppression to the mode of production.

Based on data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability, the vast majority of adult Canadians with disabilities reported more than one type of disability.

The vast majority of adult Canadians with disabilities reported only a single disability.

Employers believe that young workers with disabilities possess fewer "soft skills."

What theory(ies) suggest that inequality is generated by a process in which initial relative advantages deriving from a more privileged social location lead to growing inequality among individuals or groups over time?

Disability is not seen as a social category associated with minority status.

The degree of inequality associated with disability can be exacerbated by other sources of disadvantage.

Employment-related inequalities for workers with disabilities vary with the timing of impairment in an accumulative fashion.

In what approach is disability seen as a social category associated with minority status, and is central to activism and political action aimed at eliminating oppression based on this status?

Discuss some of the inequalities that persons with disabilities may experience from the education system.

Which of the following is not emphasized in social models of disability?

Employment-related inequalities do not necessarily vary with the timing of impairment in an accumulative fashion consistent with theories of cumulative dis/advantage.

What is the difference between a medical and a social interpretation of disabilities? Explain the assumptions of each approach and explain which you find most valid for understanding disability and why.

Canada lacks the kind of overarching disability legislation that is found in states such as the UK and the US.

Based on data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disabilities, how many Canadians have an impairment that limits their daily activities?

What is reasonable accommodation? Where do we draw the line between what is reasonable and unreasonable?

Consider the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people's lives. For those with disabilities, how might these consequences have been exacerbated?

In disability studies, which of the following is important because it determines the set of social roles, institutions, and cultural norms that an individual needs to navigate?

Within a social model, disability refers to all the factors that create restrictive circumstances for people living with impairments.

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