Question 1

Which sexually transmitted disease infects 50 million U.S.adults

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Describe the reasons for the shortage of nurses in the United States.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons for the shorta

Question 3

A criticism of Talcott Parsons's approach to health and medicine is that it

Accepted Answer

A) says little about the issue of prevention. 
B) places doctors rather than people in charge of health. 
C) assumes sick people can afford to take time off from work. 
D) All of these are correct. REMEMBER; 
A) says little about the issue of prevention. 
B) places doctors rather than people in charge of health. 
C) assumes sick people can afford to take time off from work. 
D) All of these are correct. REMEMBER;

Question 4

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 5

Today, more than a century after the onset of the Industrial Revolution, there has been an increase in the share of deaths caused by which of the following types of diseases?

Accepted Answer

A) infectious diseases such as influenza and pneumonia 
B) chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer 
C) Both (a) and (b) are correct. 
D) Neither 
A) infectious diseases such as influenza and pneumonia 
B) chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer 
C) Both (a) and (b) are correct. 
D) Neither

Question 6

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 these 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 these are correct.

Question 7

Ideas about health can serve as a type of social control, as illustrated by the notion that

Accepted Answer

A) women would risk their health by going to college. 
B) a competitive way of life is "healthy." 
C) homosexuality is "sick," even though it is biologically natural. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) women would risk their health by going to college. 
B) a competitive way of life is "healthy." 
C) homosexuality is "sick," even though it is biologically natural. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 8

What is socialized medicine? How does it differ from a direct-fee medical care system?

Accepted Answer

Socialized medicine is a system of healt

Question 9

Cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Research shows that masculinity is linked to health because

Accepted Answer

A) our culture's definition of masculinity encourages stress and heart disease. 
B) men learn to be strong and avoid illness. 
C) men avoid many of the lifestyle dangers common to women. 
D) None of these is correct. 
A) our culture's definition of masculinity encourages stress and heart disease. 
B) men learn to be strong and avoid illness. 
C) men avoid many of the lifestyle dangers common to women. 
D) None of these is correct.

Question 11

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 12

In an essay, consider the issue raised in the Controversy & Debate box on

Accepted Answer

In an essay, the issue raised in the Con

Question 13

Analyze the link between health and economic development.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

The link between health and economic dev

Question 14

Which of the following diseases is the biggest killer in today's high-income nations?

Accepted Answer

A) heart disease 
B) influenza 
C) pneumonia 
D) cholera 
A) heart disease 
B) influenza 
C) pneumonia 
D) cholera

Question 15

In poor nations around the world, about what percentage of children die before they reach their first birthday?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 90 percent 
A) 1 percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 90 percent

Question 16

"Type A personalities," which are linked to masculinity, are harmful to human health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Talcott Parsons described the physician-patient relationship as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) permanent 
B) egalitarian 
C) unpleasant 
D) hierarchical 
A) permanent 
B) egalitarian 
C) unpleasant 
D) hierarchical

Question 18

Industrialization gradually led to dramatic improvements in human health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the death toll in the United States each year caused by diseases related to being overweight?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,200 people 
B) 12,000 people 
C) 112,000 people 
D) 12 million people 
A) 1,200 people 
B) 12,000 people 
C) 112,000 people 
D) 12 million people

Question 20

Advances in human genetics hold out promise to prevent disease but also raise ethical issues about how this technology should be used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: Health and Medicine

Which sexually transmitted disease infects 50 million U.S.adults

Describe the reasons for the shortage of nurses in the United States.

A criticism of Talcott Parsons's approach to health and medicine is that it

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

Today, more than a century after the onset of the Industrial Revolution, there has been an increase in the share of deaths caused by which of the following types of diseases?

A symbolic-interaction approach to health and medicine emphasizes

Ideas about health can serve as a type of social control, as illustrated by the notion that

What is socialized medicine? How does it differ from a direct-fee medical care system?

Cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy.

Research shows that masculinity is linked to health because

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

In an essay, consider the issue raised in the Controversy & Debate box on

Analyze the link between health and economic development.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?

Which of the following diseases is the biggest killer in today's high-income nations?

In poor nations around the world, about what percentage of children die before they reach their first birthday?

"Type A personalities," which are linked to masculinity, are harmful to human health.

Talcott Parsons described the physician-patient relationship as which of the following?

Industrialization gradually led to dramatic improvements in human health.

What is the death toll in the United States each year caused by diseases related to being overweight?

Advances in human genetics hold out promise to prevent disease but also raise ethical issues about how this technology should be used.

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