Question 1

Social-conflict analysis claims the profit motive enhances the quality of medical care in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why do many people consider cigarette smoking a major health problem in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Many people consider cigarette smoking a

Question 3

Read the following statements about health in Canada. Which statement is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  The children of rich families have the best health in the world. 
B)  Children in poor families are as vulnerable as children in some low-income nations. 
C)  High-income people assess their own health more positively than low-income people. 
D)  All Canadians share a standard of health that is greater than that of other nations. 
A)  The children of rich families have the best health in the world. 
B)  Children in poor families are as vulnerable as children in some low-income nations. 
C)  High-income people assess their own health more positively than low-income people. 
D)  All Canadians share a standard of health that is greater than that of other nations.

Question 4

Eating disorders have much to do with how our society defines femininity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The U.S. health care system is one example of the model called socialized medicine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a poverty-related chronic disease that affects Aboriginal people in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  obesity 
B)  asthma 
C)  diabetes 
D)  swine flu 
A)  obesity 
B)  asthma 
C)  diabetes 
D)  swine flu

Question 7

Discuss the "right to die" debate. How has modern technology created this debate in the first place? What are the arguments for legal euthanasia? What are the arguments against it? Which side do you find more convincing? Why?

Accepted Answer

The "right to die" debate revolves aroun

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT indicate that society shapes human health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy. 
B)  Social inequality affects a population's health. 
C)  Society's technology affects people's health. 
D)  Overweight people tend to make poor choices. 
A)  Cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy. 
B)  Social inequality affects a population's health. 
C)  Society's technology affects people's health. 
D)  Overweight people tend to make poor choices.

Question 9

From a sociological point of view, health may be a matter of having the same diseases as one's neighbours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss how certain occupations put people at higher-than-average risk of accident or death.

Accepted Answer

Certain occupations put people at higher

Question 11

How important are the social dimensions of medical care? Discuss in terms of social versus biological dimensions.

Accepted Answer

The social dimensions of medical care ar

Question 12

The Canadian Medical Association was established in

Accepted Answer

A)  1776. 
B)  1867. 
C)  1914. 
D)  1888. 
A)  1776. 
B)  1867. 
C)  1914. 
D)  1888.

Question 13

Which of the following world regions is experiencing the most severe epidemic of AIDS?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America 
B)  sub-Saharan Africa 
C)  the Middle East 
D)  eastern Asia 
A)  Latin America 
B)  sub-Saharan Africa 
C)  the Middle East 
D)  eastern Asia

Question 14

The greatest preventable cause of death in Canada is

Accepted Answer

A)  sexually transmitted diseases. 
B)  automobile accidents. 
C)  cigarette smoking. 
D)  drinking alcohol. 
A)  sexually transmitted diseases. 
B)  automobile accidents. 
C)  cigarette smoking. 
D)  drinking alcohol.

Question 15

Applying the sociological perspective, we see that the high rate of obesity in Canada reflects

Accepted Answer

A)  bad personal choices people make about their lives. 
B)  cultural forces that encourage people to eat large amounts of unhealthy fast food. 
C)  our long history as a nation of people with poor health. 
D)  the steadily changing biology of the human body. 
A)  bad personal choices people make about their lives. 
B)  cultural forces that encourage people to eat large amounts of unhealthy fast food. 
C)  our long history as a nation of people with poor health. 
D)  the steadily changing biology of the human body.

Question 16

People with more money to spend are more likely to become obese.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Social epidemiology is the study of how health and disease are distributed throughout a society's population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In his structural-functional analysis, Talcott Parsons claimed that society responds to illness by

Accepted Answer

A)  punishing ill people. 
B)  withholding treatment to those who need it most. 
C)  using the "sick role" to relieve ill people of many daily responsibilities. 
D)  forcing people, sick or not, to perform important work. 
A)  punishing ill people. 
B)  withholding treatment to those who need it most. 
C)  using the "sick role" to relieve ill people of many daily responsibilities. 
D)  forcing people, sick or not, to perform important work.

Question 19

In the world's poorest nations today, most people die before reaching

Accepted Answer

A)  the age of 20. 
B)  the age of 30. 
C)  the age of 50. 
D)  the age of 70. 
A)  the age of 20. 
B)  the age of 30. 
C)  the age of 50. 
D)  the age of 70.

Question 20

Poor health in low-income nations reflects all of the following factors, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the lack of safe drinking water. 
B)  the lack of access to medical personnel. 
C)  the lack of a nutritious diet. 
D)  the lack of desire to care for one's family. 
A)  the lack of safe drinking water. 
B)  the lack of access to medical personnel. 
C)  the lack of a nutritious diet. 
D)  the lack of desire to care for one's family.

Exam 21: Health and Medicine

Social-conflict analysis claims the profit motive enhances the quality of medical care in the United States.

Why do many people consider cigarette smoking a major health problem in Canada?

Read the following statements about health in Canada. Which statement is incorrect?

Eating disorders have much to do with how our society defines femininity.

The U.S. health care system is one example of the model called socialized medicine.

Which of the following is NOT a poverty-related chronic disease that affects Aboriginal people in Canada?

Discuss the "right to die" debate. How has modern technology created this debate in the first place? What are the arguments for legal euthanasia? What are the arguments against it? Which side do you find more convincing? Why?

Which of the following does NOT indicate that society shapes human health?

From a sociological point of view, health may be a matter of having the same diseases as one's neighbours.

Discuss how certain occupations put people at higher-than-average risk of accident or death.

How important are the social dimensions of medical care? Discuss in terms of social versus biological dimensions.

The Canadian Medical Association was established in

Which of the following world regions is experiencing the most severe epidemic of AIDS?

The greatest preventable cause of death in Canada is

Applying the sociological perspective, we see that the high rate of obesity in Canada reflects

People with more money to spend are more likely to become obese.

Social epidemiology is the study of how health and disease are distributed throughout a society's population.

In his structural-functional analysis, Talcott Parsons claimed that society responds to illness by

In the world's poorest nations today, most people die before reaching

Poor health in low-income nations reflects all of the following factors, EXCEPT

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