Question 1

The role of government in providing medical care is greater in the United States than in other high-income nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Fifty years ago, on average, few people in North America understood the dangers of cigarette smoking or excessive sun exposure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following factors does NOT have a strong link to life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  race 
B)  gender 
C)  social class 
D)  height 
A)  race 
B)  gender 
C)  social class 
D)  height D

Question 4

Current research on human genetics promises all except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  to not just treat disease, but stop it before it develops 
B)  to give people information about their future medical condition 
C)  to allow parents to assess the health profile of a future child 
D)  to accomplish a great deal, except the eradication of genetic diseases like Huntington's or cystic fibrosis 
A)  to not just treat disease, but stop it before it develops 
B)  to give people information about their future medical condition 
C)  to allow parents to assess the health profile of a future child 
D)  to accomplish a great deal, except the eradication of genetic diseases like Huntington's or cystic fibrosis

Question 5

Scientific medicine typically develops in

Accepted Answer

A)  pastoral societies. 
B)  agrarian societies. 
C)  industrial societies. 
D)  post-industrial societies. 
A)  pastoral societies. 
B)  agrarian societies. 
C)  industrial societies. 
D)  post-industrial societies.

Question 6

How does social class affect human health?

Accepted Answer

Social class can have a significant impa

Question 7

Social inequality affects a society's patterns of health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following categories of people is especially likely to smoke cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

A)  married people 
B)  divorced people 
C)  people with college degrees 
D)  people in the labour force 
A)  married people 
B)  divorced people 
C)  people with college degrees 
D)  people in the labour force

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of a chronic illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  influenza 
B)  cancer 
C)  accidents 
D)  pneumonia 
A)  influenza 
B)  cancer 
C)  accidents 
D)  pneumonia

Question 10

Gender is linked to all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  visits to the physician. 
B)  major causes of death. 
C)  susceptibility to viral infections. 
D)  life expectancy. 
A)  visits to the physician. 
B)  major causes of death. 
C)  susceptibility to viral infections. 
D)  life expectancy.

Question 11

What is social epidemiology? How can this study improve human health?

Accepted Answer

Social epidemiology is the study of how

Question 12

Because of so many auto accidents, death rates among young people are much higher than they were a century ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Describe the shortage of nurses in North America. What are several reasons for this shortage?

Accepted Answer

The shortage of nurses in North America

Question 14

Describe patterns of health in low-income countries. What are the most common diseases and causes of death? How do such patterns differ in high-income nations?

Accepted Answer

Patterns of health in low-income countri

Question 15

Parsons claimed that, to qualify for the sick role, a person must want to become healthy and act in ways to restore health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

From a social-conflict point of view, capitalism fails to support human health because

Accepted Answer

A)  it does not encourage development of new medical techniques and technologies. 
B)  physicians have little financial incentive to work. 
C)  it makes quality of care dependent on income. 
D)  seeking sick pay, most workers don't try to get better. 
A)  it does not encourage development of new medical techniques and technologies. 
B)  physicians have little financial incentive to work. 
C)  it makes quality of care dependent on income. 
D)  seeking sick pay, most workers don't try to get better.

Question 17

Write an essay that explains the importance of social class to human health. How does people's income affect the extent and quality of treatment they receive? Do you think the inequality described here is a serious problem or not? Why?

Accepted Answer

Social class plays a significant role in

Question 18

If you were to visit a low-income nation to study its high death rates, what would you suspect to be the most common causes of death?

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer and heart disease 
B)  infectious diseases 
C)  accidents 
D)  old age 
A)  cancer and heart disease 
B)  infectious diseases 
C)  accidents 
D)  old age

Question 19

Holistic medicine seeks to change the focus of medical practice from treating symptoms of disease to preventing disease and promoting health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which sexually transmitted disease infects 45 million U.S. adults (about one in five)?

Accepted Answer

A)  syphilis 
B)  genital herpes 
C)  gonorrhea 
D)  AIDS 
A)  syphilis 
B)  genital herpes 
C)  gonorrhea 
D)  AIDS

Exam 21: Health and Medicine

The role of government in providing medical care is greater in the United States than in other high-income nations.

Fifty years ago, on average, few people in North America understood the dangers of cigarette smoking or excessive sun exposure.

Which of the following factors does NOT have a strong link to life expectancy?

Current research on human genetics promises all except which of the following?

Scientific medicine typically develops in

How does social class affect human health?

Social inequality affects a society's patterns of health.

Which of the following categories of people is especially likely to smoke cigarettes?

Which of the following is an example of a chronic illness?

Gender is linked to all of the following except

What is social epidemiology? How can this study improve human health?

Because of so many auto accidents, death rates among young people are much higher than they were a century ago.

Describe the shortage of nurses in North America. What are several reasons for this shortage?

Describe patterns of health in low-income countries. What are the most common diseases and causes of death? How do such patterns differ in high-income nations?

Parsons claimed that, to qualify for the sick role, a person must want to become healthy and act in ways to restore health.

From a social-conflict point of view, capitalism fails to support human health because

Write an essay that explains the importance of social class to human health. How does people's income affect the extent and quality of treatment they receive? Do you think the inequality described here is a serious problem or not? Why?

If you were to visit a low-income nation to study its high death rates, what would you suspect to be the most common causes of death?

Holistic medicine seeks to change the focus of medical practice from treating symptoms of disease to preventing disease and promoting health.

Which sexually transmitted disease infects 45 million U.S. adults (about one in five)?

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