Question 1

Alternative medicine is used mostly by highly educated,upper-income white Americans in the 25 to 49 year age group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Americans are being deprived of ____ years of life due to avoidable social causes.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 5 
C) 6 
D) 7 
E) 8 
A) 4 
B) 5 
C) 6 
D) 7 
E) 8

Question 3

Scientific medicine came to dominate health care because:

Accepted Answer

A) medical science worked,or at least seemed to work,more effectively and more often than alternative therapies 
B) doctors were able to professionalize 
C) many medical doctors were hostile to alternative medicine until recently. 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) medical science worked,or at least seemed to work,more effectively and more often than alternative therapies 
B) doctors were able to professionalize 
C) many medical doctors were hostile to alternative medicine until recently. 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 4

The epidemic of infectious diseases has been caused by slack hospital hygiene and the under use of antibiotics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Income inequality has widened in the United States since the early 1970s.Health disparities between income groups have:

Accepted Answer

A) stayed about the same 
B) decreased 
C) grown 
D) doubled 
E) tripled 
A) stayed about the same 
B) decreased 
C) grown 
D) doubled 
E) tripled

Question 6

A system of government-run programs that ensure access to clean drinking water,basic sewage and sanitation services and inoculation against infectious diseases is know as:

Accepted Answer

A) the health care system 
B) the public health system 
C) the medical care system 
D) government welfare system 
E) the welfare system 
A) the health care system 
B) the public health system 
C) the medical care system 
D) government welfare system 
E) the welfare system

Question 7

The poor African country of Sierra Leone suffered the world's lowest life expectancy at:

Accepted Answer

A) 21 years 
B) 35 years 
C) 51 years 
D) 61 years 
E) 71 years 
A) 21 years 
B) 35 years 
C) 51 years 
D) 61 years 
E) 71 years

Question 8

Which of the following are challenges to traditional medicine?

Accepted Answer

A) holistic medicine 
B) alternative medicine 
C) patient activism 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) holistic medicine 
B) alternative medicine 
C) patient activism 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 9

Which statement about health care organizations is most consistent with a functionalist point of view?

Accepted Answer

A) An advantage of for-profit health organizations is that they invest enormous sums in research,development,latest diagnostic equipment,and have high salaries to attract the best medical researchers and practitioners. 
B) For-profit health organizations are largely responsible the United States leading in quality health care in the world,however is only accessible for those who can afford it. 
C) Social meanings are attached to health care and medicine in the context of cultural systems. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of above. 
A) An advantage of for-profit health organizations is that they invest enormous sums in research,development,latest diagnostic equipment,and have high salaries to attract the best medical researchers and practitioners. 
B) For-profit health organizations are largely responsible the United States leading in quality health care in the world,however is only accessible for those who can afford it. 
C) Social meanings are attached to health care and medicine in the context of cultural systems. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of above.

Question 10

What was the leading cause of death in the United States in 2001?

Accepted Answer

A) pneumonia/influenza 
B) diabetes 
C) chronic lung disease 
D) lung inflammation 
E) heart disease 
A) pneumonia/influenza 
B) diabetes 
C) chronic lung disease 
D) lung inflammation 
E) heart disease

Question 11

According to the World Health Organization,____ is the ability of an individual to achieve his (or her)potential and to respond positively to the challenges of the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) health 
B) life 
C) medicine 
D) illness 
E) life span 
A) health 
B) life 
C) medicine 
D) illness 
E) life span

Question 12

Explain what features of our society would prevent the Plague from taking the devastating toll that it did in the middle ages.

Accepted Answer

There are several features of our societ

Question 13

The idea that racism increases the likelihood of drug addiction and engaging in violence speaks to the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A) income and other rewards do not have the some value across racial group 
B) racism affects access to health services 
C) the experience of racism creates psychological and emotional damage 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) income and other rewards do not have the some value across racial group 
B) racism affects access to health services 
C) the experience of racism creates psychological and emotional damage 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Alternative medicine is used mostly by highly educated,upper-income white Americans in the 25 to 49 year age group.

Americans are being deprived of ____ years of life due to avoidable social causes.

Scientific medicine came to dominate health care because:

The epidemic of infectious diseases has been caused by slack hospital hygiene and the under use of antibiotics.

Income inequality has widened in the United States since the early 1970s.Health disparities between income groups have:

A system of government-run programs that ensure access to clean drinking water,basic sewage and sanitation services and inoculation against infectious diseases is know as:

The poor African country of Sierra Leone suffered the world's lowest life expectancy at:

Which of the following are challenges to traditional medicine?

Which statement about health care organizations is most consistent with a functionalist point of view?

What was the leading cause of death in the United States in 2001?

According to the World Health Organization,____ is the ability of an individual to achieve his (or her)potential and to respond positively to the challenges of the environment.

Explain what features of our society would prevent the Plague from taking the devastating toll that it did in the middle ages.

The idea that racism increases the likelihood of drug addiction and engaging in violence speaks to the idea that:

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Exam 19: Health and Medicine

Alternative medicine is used mostly by highly educated,upper-income white Americans in the 25 to 49 year age group.

Americans are being deprived of ____ years of life due to avoidable social causes.

Scientific medicine came to dominate health care because:

The epidemic of infectious diseases has been caused by slack hospital hygiene and the under use of antibiotics.

Income inequality has widened in the United States since the early 1970s.Health disparities between income groups have:

A system of government-run programs that ensure access to clean drinking water,basic sewage and sanitation services and inoculation against infectious diseases is know as:

The poor African country of Sierra Leone suffered the world's lowest life expectancy at:

Which of the following are challenges to traditional medicine?

Which statement about health care organizations is most consistent with a functionalist point of view?

What was the leading cause of death in the United States in 2001?

According to the World Health Organization,____ is the ability of an individual to achieve his (or her)potential and to respond positively to the challenges of the environment.

Explain what features of our society would prevent the Plague from taking the devastating toll that it did in the middle ages.

The idea that racism increases the likelihood of drug addiction and engaging in violence speaks to the idea that:

A Sociological Compass

How Sociologists Do Research

Culture

Socialization

Social Interaction

Social Collectivities: Groups to Societies

Deviance and Crime

Stratification: United States and Global Perspectives

Globalization, Inequality, and Development

Race and Ethnicity

Sexuality and Gender

Sociology of the Body: Disability, Aging, and Death

Work and the Economy

Politics

Families

Religion

Education

The Mass Media

Population and Urbanization

Collective Action and Social Movements

Technology and the Global Environment

Filters