Question 1

The following statement is FALSE: ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social networks influence people's health-relevant behaviour through the transition of norms 
B)  Social isolation harms mental health 
C)  Social isolation may harm physical health through instrumental means such as lack of assistance with daily living 
D)  There is undisputable evidence that social support directly enhances health 
A)  Social networks influence people's health-relevant behaviour through the transition of norms 
B)  Social isolation harms mental health 
C)  Social isolation may harm physical health through instrumental means such as lack of assistance with daily living 
D)  There is undisputable evidence that social support directly enhances health D

Question 2

________ is NOT a good measure of social cohesion.

Accepted Answer

A)  Participation in community affairs 
B)  The number of individuals in one's personal networks 
C)  The number of community-based organizations 
D)  The level of interpersonal trust 
A)  Participation in community affairs 
B)  The number of individuals in one's personal networks 
C)  The number of community-based organizations 
D)  The level of interpersonal trust B

Question 3

The "Roseto effect" refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  health protective effects stemming from social support and social cohesion 
B)  the effect of immunization on population health 
C)  the impact of healthy diet enforced at the community level 
D)  the impact of social inequality on population health 
A)  health protective effects stemming from social support and social cohesion 
B)  the effect of immunization on population health 
C)  the impact of healthy diet enforced at the community level 
D)  the impact of social inequality on population health A

Question 4

The following statement regarding social exclusion is FALSE: ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social exclusion refers to lack of social networks 
B)  Social exclusion is a process arising from social structures 
C)  Migrants and immigrants are often suffering from social exclusion 
D)  Populations of Indigenous peoples in Canada are often socially excluded 
A)  Social exclusion refers to lack of social networks 
B)  Social exclusion is a process arising from social structures 
C)  Migrants and immigrants are often suffering from social exclusion 
D)  Populations of Indigenous peoples in Canada are often socially excluded

Question 5

The richer (larger and denser) your personal network, the poorer your physical and mental health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Focus on social solidarity as a strategy to improve health and community wellbeing is more closely associated with liberal and social democratic politicians than with conservative politicians and neo-liberal policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Social networks can be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of contacts 
B)  frequency of contacts 
C)  density of the network 
D)  emotional support 
A)  the number of contacts 
B)  frequency of contacts 
C)  density of the network 
D)  emotional support

Question 8

Social exclusion is concerned with power and social structures and should be conceptualized as a process and not as a stable artifact of the community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Social support concerns ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the amount of social interactions 
B)  the number of people in your closest circle 
C)  the amount of people with whom you interact at least twice a week 
D)  the quality of social interactions within one's social networks 
A)  the amount of social interactions 
B)  the number of people in your closest circle 
C)  the amount of people with whom you interact at least twice a week 
D)  the quality of social interactions within one's social networks

Question 10

Researchers looking into the unusually low incidence of coronary heart disease among the male residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania, discovered the key variables were diet and a high rate of exercise among the Roseto men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The loss of a friend or a spouse is more significant in emotional and health terms for men than for women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

________ discipline members into adhering to norms, beliefs, and values, many of which are potentially health enhancing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social networks 
B)  Laws 
C)  Institutions 
D)  Governments 
A)  Social networks 
B)  Laws 
C)  Institutions 
D)  Governments

Question 13

Chicago, Detroit, and Washington, DC have very different health profiles than San Jose, Seattle, and Vancouver. Why, in terms of the theory outlined in chapter 7, might that be so?

Accepted Answer

The answer will refer to diffe

Question 14

Social solidarity researchers point out that less equal societies are healthier than more equal societies as long as these societies have high social cohesion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the Roseto effect?

Accepted Answer

The answer will point to low incidence o

Question 16

According to the social network theory, Ella is least likely to smoke if ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  she is associating with smokers 
B)  she is associating with non-smokers 
C)  she lives in a community where many people smoke 
D)  one or both of her parents smoked when she was a child 
A)  she is associating with smokers 
B)  she is associating with non-smokers 
C)  she lives in a community where many people smoke 
D)  one or both of her parents smoked when she was a child

Question 17

How might social relationships improve health? Provide an example to illustrate your answer.

Accepted Answer

The answer will use one of the

Question 18

The individual-level psychological explanations of the impact of social support on health focus on norms of trust and reciprocity or functional community organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The following can be used as an example of social capital: ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Levels of interpersonal trust in the community 
B)  Ability to speak more than one language 
C)  Knowledge of customs and traditions of members of your community 
D)  Monetary assets 
A)  Levels of interpersonal trust in the community 
B)  Ability to speak more than one language 
C)  Knowledge of customs and traditions of members of your community 
D)  Monetary assets

Question 20

Network capital is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  informational and instrumental support embedded in individual's social network 
B)  the financial assets of big corporations 
C)  the ability to speak more than one language 
D)  international collaboration 
A)  informational and instrumental support embedded in individual's social network 
B)  the financial assets of big corporations 
C)  the ability to speak more than one language 
D)  international collaboration

The following statement is FALSE: ________.

________ is NOT a good measure of social cohesion.

The "Roseto effect" refers to ________.

The following statement regarding social exclusion is FALSE: ________.

The richer (larger and denser) your personal network, the poorer your physical and mental health.

Focus on social solidarity as a strategy to improve health and community wellbeing is more closely associated with liberal and social democratic politicians than with conservative politicians and neo-liberal policies.

Social networks can be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Social exclusion is concerned with power and social structures and should be conceptualized as a process and not as a stable artifact of the community.

Social support concerns ________.

Researchers looking into the unusually low incidence of coronary heart disease among the male residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania, discovered the key variables were diet and a high rate of exercise among the Roseto men.

The loss of a friend or a spouse is more significant in emotional and health terms for men than for women.

________ discipline members into adhering to norms, beliefs, and values, many of which are potentially health enhancing.

Chicago, Detroit, and Washington, DC have very different health profiles than San Jose, Seattle, and Vancouver. Why, in terms of the theory outlined in chapter 7, might that be so?

Social solidarity researchers point out that less equal societies are healthier than more equal societies as long as these societies have high social cohesion.

What is the Roseto effect?

According to the social network theory, Ella is least likely to smoke if ________.

How might social relationships improve health? Provide an example to illustrate your answer.

The individual-level psychological explanations of the impact of social support on health focus on norms of trust and reciprocity or functional community organization.

The following can be used as an example of social capital: ________.

Network capital is ________.

Introduction: The Conventional Understanding of Health and Its Alternative

Thinking About Individual and Population Health

Health Care Services and Health Research Methods New

Population Health and Social Epidemiology

Income, Inequality, and Health

Childhood and the Transition to Adulthood

Gender and Health

Health of Indigenous Peoples

Employment, Working Conditions, and Health

Housing and Neighbourhood

Food, Food Insecurity, Nutrition, Obesity, and Health

The Environment and Health New

Social Patterning of Behaviour

The Politics of Population Health

Understanding Social Determinants of Health

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Exam 8: Social Support, Social Capital, Social Exclusion, and Racism

The following statement is FALSE: ________.

________ is NOT a good measure of social cohesion.

The "Roseto effect" refers to ________.

The following statement regarding social exclusion is FALSE: ________.

The richer (larger and denser) your personal network, the poorer your physical and mental health.

Focus on social solidarity as a strategy to improve health and community wellbeing is more closely associated with liberal and social democratic politicians than with conservative politicians and neo-liberal policies.

Social networks can be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Social exclusion is concerned with power and social structures and should be conceptualized as a process and not as a stable artifact of the community.

Social support concerns ________.

Researchers looking into the unusually low incidence of coronary heart disease among the male residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania, discovered the key variables were diet and a high rate of exercise among the Roseto men.

The loss of a friend or a spouse is more significant in emotional and health terms for men than for women.

________ discipline members into adhering to norms, beliefs, and values, many of which are potentially health enhancing.

Chicago, Detroit, and Washington, DC have very different health profiles than San Jose, Seattle, and Vancouver. Why, in terms of the theory outlined in chapter 7, might that be so?

Social solidarity researchers point out that less equal societies are healthier than more equal societies as long as these societies have high social cohesion.

What is the Roseto effect?

According to the social network theory, Ella is least likely to smoke if ________.

How might social relationships improve health? Provide an example to illustrate your answer.

The individual-level psychological explanations of the impact of social support on health focus on norms of trust and reciprocity or functional community organization.

The following can be used as an example of social capital: ________.

Network capital is ________.

Introduction: The Conventional Understanding of Health and Its Alternative

Thinking About Individual and Population Health

Health Care Services and Health Research Methods New

Population Health and Social Epidemiology

Income, Inequality, and Health

Childhood and the Transition to Adulthood

Gender and Health

Health of Indigenous Peoples

Employment, Working Conditions, and Health

Housing and Neighbourhood

Food, Food Insecurity, Nutrition, Obesity, and Health

The Environment and Health New

Social Patterning of Behaviour

The Politics of Population Health

Understanding Social Determinants of Health

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