Question 1

Read the following statements about health in the United States. Which of the statement is correct?

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 of the above are correct. 
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 of the above are correct.

Question 2

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)  All of the above are correct. 
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)  All of the above are correct.

Question 3

In the United States, the infant mortality rate among low-income children is about the same as the rate for the children of the wealthy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Describe the shortage of nurses in the United States. What are several reasons for this shortage?

Accepted Answer

The shortage of nurses in the United Sta

Question 6

The topic of psychosomatic disorders is of greatest interest to sociologists guided by which theoretical approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  the structural-functional approach 
B)  the symbolic-interaction approach 
C)  the social-conflict approach 
D)  the sociobiological approach 
A)  the structural-functional approach 
B)  the symbolic-interaction approach 
C)  the social-conflict approach 
D)  the sociobiological approach

Question 7

About one month after being infected, most people with HIV begin to display symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In Western Europe and North America, scientists began to understand the causes of infectious diseases at about what point in history?

Accepted Answer

A)  1700 
B)  1775 
C)  1850 
D)  1950 
A)  1700 
B)  1775 
C)  1850 
D)  1950

Question 9

Why is cigarette smoking considered the leading preventable cause of death in the United States? Describe the health consequences of smoking cigarettes. What categories of people are most and least likely to smoke? Has the smoking hazard always been recognized? Why, in your opinion, is cigarette smoking still common, especially among college students?

Accepted Answer

Cigarette smoking is considered the lead

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

The rise of scientific medicine in the United States began with the founding of the American Medical Association in 1847.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The greatest preventable cause of death in the United States 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 13

Gonorrhea and syphilis can be cured with penicillin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Holistic medicine asserts that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the most important task is treating symptoms of disease. 
B)  patients should rely on themselves-not just physicians-to ensure their health. 
C)  treatment of patients should be impersonal. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  the most important task is treating symptoms of disease. 
B)  patients should rely on themselves-not just physicians-to ensure their health. 
C)  treatment of patients should be impersonal. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 15

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

Question 16

According to the World Health Organization, about how many of the world's people suffer from serious illness caused by poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 million 
B)  10 million 
C)  1 billion 
D)  10 billion 
A)  1 million 
B)  10 million 
C)  1 billion 
D)  10 billion

Question 17

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 18

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 19

Talcott Parsons developed the concept of the "sick role."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: Health and Medicine

Read the following statements about health in the United States. Which of the statement is correct?

A symbolic-interaction approach to health and medicine emphasizes:

In the United States, the infant mortality rate among low-income children is about the same as the rate for the children of the wealthy.

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

Describe the shortage of nurses in the United States. What are several reasons for this shortage?

The topic of psychosomatic disorders is of greatest interest to sociologists guided by which theoretical approach?

About one month after being infected, most people with HIV begin to display symptoms.

In Western Europe and North America, scientists began to understand the causes of infectious diseases at about what point in history?

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

The rise of scientific medicine in the United States began with the founding of the American Medical Association in 1847.

The greatest preventable cause of death in the United States is:

Gonorrhea and syphilis can be cured with penicillin.

Holistic medicine asserts that:

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

According to the World Health Organization, about how many of the world's people suffer from serious illness caused by poverty?

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

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?

Talcott Parsons developed the concept of the "sick role."

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

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