Question 1

How can the accumulative nature of the costs of disability in education and the workforce be mitigated?

Accepted Answer

The accumulative nature of the costs of

Question 2

Impairment refers to the social disadvantages experienced as the result of some perceived physical characteristic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Men throughout all age groups are more likely to report a disability than women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which approach to the study of disability focuses primarily on the "problem" of disability as an issue of individual functional limitations and psychological consequences?

Accepted Answer

A)  The social/environmental model 
B)  The evolutionary model 
C)  The conflict model 
D)  The developmental model 
E)  The medical model 
A)  The social/environmental model 
B)  The evolutionary model 
C)  The conflict model 
D)  The developmental model 
E)  The medical model

Question 5

Which of the following would not be considered an aspect of disability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual prejudice 
B)  Institutional discrimination 
C)  Inaccessible transportation 
D)  Exclusionary practices in education 
E)  Medically classifiable condition 
A)  Individual prejudice 
B)  Institutional discrimination 
C)  Inaccessible transportation 
D)  Exclusionary practices in education 
E)  Medically classifiable condition

Question 6

Advances in education, technology, and medicine are increasing the proportion of people who are aging with impairments, relative to the proportion who first acquire impairments later in life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the last half of the twentieth century, children with disabilities were socialized to have low expectations and aspirations regarding education and work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The experiences of people with disabilities are relatively unaffected by birth cohort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Is disability only a cause of inequality? Can you think of instances where inequality causes disability?

Accepted Answer

Disability is not only a cause of inequa

Question 10

Negative attitudes and behaviours spread fear, perpetuating oppressive stereotypes that become embedded in social institutions and raise various barriers for persons with disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The effect of disability on inequality does not differ in terms of the experience of aging with and aging into disability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the difference between "aging with" versus "aging into" disability?

Accepted Answer

Aging with a disability differs from agi

Question 13

How does disability permeate educational experiences? In what specific ways does this result in inequality?

Accepted Answer

Disability affects education in terms of

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the purported advantages of a segregated special education system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specialized teacher training 
B)  Flexible curricula 
C)  Regular contact with disabled peers 
D)  Pragmatic workforce aspirations 
E)  Accessible environments 
A)  Specialized teacher training 
B)  Flexible curricula 
C)  Regular contact with disabled peers 
D)  Pragmatic workforce aspirations 
E)  Accessible environments

Question 15

Canadians living with a disability are more likely to face which of the following, compared to their counterparts without disabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unemployment 
B)  Involuntary part-time work 
C)  Lower wages 
D)  Lower educational attainment 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Unemployment 
B)  Involuntary part-time work 
C)  Lower wages 
D)  Lower educational attainment 
E)  All of the above

Question 16

What approach to the study of disability emerged from intellectual and political initiatives by activists associated with social movements of the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The medical model 
B)  The psychological model 
C)  The social model 
D)  The evolutionary model 
E)  The conflict/critical model 
A)  The medical model 
B)  The psychological model 
C)  The social model 
D)  The evolutionary model 
E)  The conflict/critical model

Question 17

Which sociologist, writing in the 1960s, argued that possessing "non-normal" traits can result in disqualification from full social acceptance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michel Foucault 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Antonio Gramsci 
D)  Theodre Adorno 
E)  Stewart Hall 
A)  Michel Foucault 
B)  Erving Goffman 
C)  Antonio Gramsci 
D)  Theodre Adorno 
E)  Stewart Hall

Question 18

According to the variations of the social model rooted in Marxism, why is disability linked with exclusionary practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those who are impaired do not comprise an important segment of the consumer market. 
B)  Those who are impaired are seen as labour that cannot be exploited. 
C)  Those who are impaired face harsh competition from their non-impaired counterparts in the labour movement. 
D)  Those who are impaired have a greater sense of solidarity with others. 
E)  Those who are impaired are unlikely to be capitalists, therefore they lack social power. 
A)  Those who are impaired do not comprise an important segment of the consumer market. 
B)  Those who are impaired are seen as labour that cannot be exploited. 
C)  Those who are impaired face harsh competition from their non-impaired counterparts in the labour movement. 
D)  Those who are impaired have a greater sense of solidarity with others. 
E)  Those who are impaired are unlikely to be capitalists, therefore they lack social power.

Question 19

Research on what emerged in the 1970s, partly in response to enormous social changes occurring at the time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Life course research 
B)  Reasonable accommodation 
C)  Cumulative inequality 
D)  Educational attainment 
E)  Inequalities in employment 
A)  Life course research 
B)  Reasonable accommodation 
C)  Cumulative inequality 
D)  Educational attainment 
E)  Inequalities in employment

Question 20

Based on estimates from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability, what percentage of Canadians aged 25-64 with disabilities were employed?

Accepted Answer

A)  80 percent 
B)  17.3 percent 
C)  49 percent 
D)  64 percent 
E)  35 percent 
A)  80 percent 
B)  17.3 percent 
C)  49 percent 
D)  64 percent 
E)  35 percent

Exam 17: Disability and Social Inequality Over the Life Course

How can the accumulative nature of the costs of disability in education and the workforce be mitigated?

Impairment refers to the social disadvantages experienced as the result of some perceived physical characteristic.

Men throughout all age groups are more likely to report a disability than women.

Which approach to the study of disability focuses primarily on the "problem" of disability as an issue of individual functional limitations and psychological consequences?

Which of the following would not be considered an aspect of disability?

Advances in education, technology, and medicine are increasing the proportion of people who are aging with impairments, relative to the proportion who first acquire impairments later in life.

During the last half of the twentieth century, children with disabilities were socialized to have low expectations and aspirations regarding education and work.

The experiences of people with disabilities are relatively unaffected by birth cohort.

Is disability only a cause of inequality? Can you think of instances where inequality causes disability?

Negative attitudes and behaviours spread fear, perpetuating oppressive stereotypes that become embedded in social institutions and raise various barriers for persons with disabilities.

The effect of disability on inequality does not differ in terms of the experience of aging with and aging into disability.

What is the difference between "aging with" versus "aging into" disability?

How does disability permeate educational experiences? In what specific ways does this result in inequality?

Which of the following is not one of the purported advantages of a segregated special education system?

Canadians living with a disability are more likely to face which of the following, compared to their counterparts without disabilities?

What approach to the study of disability emerged from intellectual and political initiatives by activists associated with social movements of the 1970s?

Which sociologist, writing in the 1960s, argued that possessing "non-normal" traits can result in disqualification from full social acceptance?

According to the variations of the social model rooted in Marxism, why is disability linked with exclusionary practices?

Research on what emerged in the 1970s, partly in response to enormous social changes occurring at the time?

Based on estimates from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability, what percentage of Canadians aged 25-64 with disabilities were employed?

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