Question 1

One criticism of the social-conflict analysis is that it minimizes the improvements in health care brought about by scientific medicine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Compare and contrast health care in China, Russia, Sweden, the United States, and Canada. Which has the best health care? Why?

Accepted Answer

Health care systems vary greatly between

Question 3

Social factors have little to do with cigarette smoking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How does holistic medicine differ from scientific medicine?

Accepted Answer

Holistic medicine and scientific medicin

Question 5

The world region with the highest rate of HIV infection is the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the contribution to understanding health and medicine made by each of sociology's three major theoretical approaches? Consider the structural-functional, symbolic-interaction, and social-conflict approaches in turn. Do they agree on any points?

Accepted Answer

The structural-functional approach in so

Question 7

The World Health Organization claims half of all humanity suffers from illnesses caused by poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

AIDS cannot be spread through sneezing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

It is correct to say that the medical establishment in Canada is oriented towards which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  holistic treatment 
B)  herbal healing 
C)  traditional healing arts 
D)  scientific medicine 
A)  holistic treatment 
B)  herbal healing 
C)  traditional healing arts 
D)  scientific medicine

Question 11

In the world's poorest nations today, almost one in four 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 12

In the event of a pandemic influenza in Canada, how should we decide who receives antivirals first, second, and third? Justify your choices.

Accepted Answer

In the event of a pandemic influenza in

Question 13

Today's advanced medical technology has made the definition of death much clearer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The concept "euthanasia" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  assisting in the death of a person suffering from a terminal illness. 
B)  people's legal "right to die." 
C)  providing medical treatment to seriously ill people. 
D)  providing medical assistance to those who cannot afford it. 
A)  assisting in the death of a person suffering from a terminal illness. 
B)  people's legal "right to die." 
C)  providing medical treatment to seriously ill people. 
D)  providing medical assistance to those who cannot afford it.

Question 15

The concept "socialized medicine" refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  government insurance programs that pay for medical care 
B)  a medical system mostly owned and operated by the government 
C)  programs to improve health by giving people support groups 
D)  the gathering of similarly afflicted patients for group therapy 
A)  government insurance programs that pay for medical care 
B)  a medical system mostly owned and operated by the government 
C)  programs to improve health by giving people support groups 
D)  the gathering of similarly afflicted patients for group therapy

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to widespread obesity in Canadian society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fewer of today's jobs involve the physical labour common in the past. 
B)  More work around the house is done by machines. 
C)  The typical diet involves both more food and more salty and fatty food. 
D)  It is becoming more acceptable in the media for men and women to be larger. 
A)  Fewer of today's jobs involve the physical labour common in the past. 
B)  More work around the house is done by machines. 
C)  The typical diet involves both more food and more salty and fatty food. 
D)  It is becoming more acceptable in the media for men and women to be larger.

Question 17

Discuss the idea that 30 years from now, the stereotypical physician may well be female.

Accepted Answer

The idea that 30 years from now, the ste

Question 18

A symbolic-interaction approach to health and medicine emphasizes

Accepted Answer

A)  the meanings people attach to health and illness. 
B)  social inequality in terms of health. 
C)  how societies must excuse ill people from most responsibilities. 
D)  the responsibilities of health care practitioners to their patients. 
A)  the meanings people attach to health and illness. 
B)  social inequality in terms of health. 
C)  how societies must excuse ill people from most responsibilities. 
D)  the responsibilities of health care practitioners to their patients.

Question 19

What percentage of those who have eating disorders are women?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  48% 
C)  93% 
D)  100% 
A)  25% 
B)  48% 
C)  93% 
D)  100%

Question 20

Define euthanasia. What is active euthanasia?

Accepted Answer

Euthanasia, often referred to as "mercy

Exam 21: Health and Medicine

One criticism of the social-conflict analysis is that it minimizes the improvements in health care brought about by scientific medicine.

Compare and contrast health care in China, Russia, Sweden, the United States, and Canada. Which has the best health care? Why?

Social factors have little to do with cigarette smoking.

How does holistic medicine differ from scientific medicine?

The world region with the highest rate of HIV infection is the Middle East.

What is the contribution to understanding health and medicine made by each of sociology's three major theoretical approaches? Consider the structural-functional, symbolic-interaction, and social-conflict approaches in turn. Do they agree on any points?

The World Health Organization claims half of all humanity suffers from illnesses caused by poverty.

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

AIDS cannot be spread through sneezing.

It is correct to say that the medical establishment in Canada is oriented towards which of the following?

In the world's poorest nations today, almost one in four people die before reaching

In the event of a pandemic influenza in Canada, how should we decide who receives antivirals first, second, and third? Justify your choices.

Today's advanced medical technology has made the definition of death much clearer.

The concept "euthanasia" refers to

The concept "socialized medicine" refers to which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT a factor contributing to widespread obesity in Canadian society?

Discuss the idea that 30 years from now, the stereotypical physician may well be female.

A symbolic-interaction approach to health and medicine emphasizes

What percentage of those who have eating disorders are women?

Define euthanasia. What is active euthanasia?

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