Question 1

Which government program provides medical care for the elderly and the young with disabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  SCHIP 
B)  HMOs 
C)  Medicare 
D)  Medicaid 
A)  SCHIP 
B)  HMOs 
C)  Medicare 
D)  Medicaid

Question 2

The explanation for the relationship between socioeconomic status and health that focuses on an individual's social class,and the relative stressors inherent in a lower-class lifestyle,is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  chance. 
B)  materialism. 
C)  psychosocial. 
D)  fundamental causes. 
A)  chance. 
B)  materialism. 
C)  psychosocial. 
D)  fundamental causes.

Question 3

What is one reason men have higher mortality rates than women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men have a predisposition for specific illnesses. 
B)  The XX chromosome protects women from certain illnesses. 
C)  Women have healthier lifestyles. 
D)  Women are more likely to seek medical care. 
A)  Men have a predisposition for specific illnesses. 
B)  The XX chromosome protects women from certain illnesses. 
C)  Women have healthier lifestyles. 
D)  Women are more likely to seek medical care.

Question 4

Which of the following was the result of medical licensing that began in the mid-1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It led to the infiltration of market forces into medicine. 
B)  It gave physicians more economic clout. 
C)  It created markets for alternative forms of medicine, such as homeopathy. 
D)  It allowed women and racial minorities to become physicians. 
A)  It led to the infiltration of market forces into medicine. 
B)  It gave physicians more economic clout. 
C)  It created markets for alternative forms of medicine, such as homeopathy. 
D)  It allowed women and racial minorities to become physicians.

Question 5

The American Medical Association was the beginning of the end (until very recently)of:

Accepted Answer

A)  licensing of physicians. 
B)  homeopathic medicine. 
C)  dentistry. 
D)  backstreet abortions. 
A)  licensing of physicians. 
B)  homeopathic medicine. 
C)  dentistry. 
D)  backstreet abortions.

Question 6

When Susie takes up smoking,the cost of her insurance coverage goes up.This is a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  risk insurance. 
B)  risk adjustment. 
C)  a clerical error. 
D)  risk adversity. 
A)  risk insurance. 
B)  risk adjustment. 
C)  a clerical error. 
D)  risk adversity.

Question 7

The Whitehall Study found that men in lower ranks had which of the following risk factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  malnutrition 
B)  rare genetic defects 
C)  higher stress levels 
D)  higher likelihood of autism 
A)  malnutrition 
B)  rare genetic defects 
C)  higher stress levels 
D)  higher likelihood of autism

Question 8

The "drift explanation" of the relationship between health and socioeconomic status (SES)states that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people with more money are able to select better foods and are therefore healthier than those with less money. 
B)  genetics and biology affect SES so that people who are healthier have an easier time maintaining a high SES. 
C)  there is no relationship between health and (SES); any observed relationship is the result of selection bias by researchers. 
D)  people with better health select higher-paying jobs than those with poor health. 
A)  people with more money are able to select better foods and are therefore healthier than those with less money. 
B)  genetics and biology affect SES so that people who are healthier have an easier time maintaining a high SES. 
C)  there is no relationship between health and (SES); any observed relationship is the result of selection bias by researchers. 
D)  people with better health select higher-paying jobs than those with poor health.

Question 9

When it comes to health care,Western societies:

Accepted Answer

A)  all offer universal care. 
B)  are dominated by complementary medicine like homeopathy and acupuncture. 
C)  are reactive; people tend to go to the doctor only when they decide they are sick. 
D)  are proactive; health care systems predict outcomes like life expectancy and quality of life. 
A)  all offer universal care. 
B)  are dominated by complementary medicine like homeopathy and acupuncture. 
C)  are reactive; people tend to go to the doctor only when they decide they are sick. 
D)  are proactive; health care systems predict outcomes like life expectancy and quality of life.

Question 10

Since 1981,AIDS has killed more than ____________ Americans.

Accepted Answer

A)  500,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  10 million 
D)  25 million 
A)  500,000 
B)  1 million 
C)  10 million 
D)  25 million

Question 11

What are some of the benefits of technological advancements of diagnosis and treatments before birth? What are a few moral issues stemming from this technology? How does this affect gender?

Accepted Answer

A few benefits of technology are that pr

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a volunteer organization in which physicians volunteer to help poor nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  the International Red Cross 
B)  Doctors without Borders 
C)  Equal Health for All 
D)  The Smile Train 
A)  the International Red Cross 
B)  Doctors without Borders 
C)  Equal Health for All 
D)  The Smile Train

Question 13

What are the rights and obligations of the sick person? What impact does the sick role have on the patient? What are the benefits to this perception? What are some problems with this perception?

Accepted Answer

The sick role gives sick individuals the

Question 14

The longevity discrepancy between blacks and whites may be a sign of:

Accepted Answer

A)  birth order. 
B)  age of mother at birth. 
C)  social inequality. 
D)  height of father. 
A)  birth order. 
B)  age of mother at birth. 
C)  social inequality. 
D)  height of father.

Question 15

In 1980,the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)III:

Accepted Answer

A)  included social factors in the diagnosis of mental illness. 
B)  adopted a medical model of mental illness. 
C)  made a sharp distinction between normal and abnormal behavior. 
D)  defined the social construction of mental illness. 
A)  included social factors in the diagnosis of mental illness. 
B)  adopted a medical model of mental illness. 
C)  made a sharp distinction between normal and abnormal behavior. 
D)  defined the social construction of mental illness.

Question 16

Physicians in ancient Rome tended to have lower prestige.This was because:

Accepted Answer

A)  only lower-status people got ill. 
B)  most were men. 
C)  the surgeons evolved from barbers. 
D)  they were seen as evildoers by the nobility. 
A)  only lower-status people got ill. 
B)  most were men. 
C)  the surgeons evolved from barbers. 
D)  they were seen as evildoers by the nobility.

Question 17

Why aren't antibiotics as successful in treating illnesses as they were several years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fewer physicians are now prescribing antibiotics. 
B)  Individuals have developed allergies to them. 
C)  Antibiotics are not as available as they were in the past. 
D)  Bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics. 
A)  Fewer physicians are now prescribing antibiotics. 
B)  Individuals have developed allergies to them. 
C)  Antibiotics are not as available as they were in the past. 
D)  Bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics.

Question 18

The American values of hard work and self-reliance might lead blacks to follow the example of which folklore figure in order to prove themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  David Satcher 
B)  Paul Bunyan 
C)  Davy Crockett 
D)  John Henry 
A)  David Satcher 
B)  Paul Bunyan 
C)  Davy Crockett 
D)  John Henry

Question 19

One of the key traits of the medical profession is its focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  making money. 
B)  peers. 
C)  clients. 
D)  non-human animal behavior. 
A)  making money. 
B)  peers. 
C)  clients. 
D)  non-human animal behavior.

Question 20

____________ results from inadequate growth during gestation or a curtailed period of gestation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Racial inequality 
B)  Low birth weight 
C)  Birth order 
D)  Gender inequality 
A)  Racial inequality 
B)  Low birth weight 
C)  Birth order 
D)  Gender inequality

Which government program provides medical care for the elderly and the young with disabilities?

The explanation for the relationship between socioeconomic status and health that focuses on an individual's social class,and the relative stressors inherent in a lower-class lifestyle,is called:

What is one reason men have higher mortality rates than women?

Which of the following was the result of medical licensing that began in the mid-1800s?

The American Medical Association was the beginning of the end (until very recently)of:

When Susie takes up smoking,the cost of her insurance coverage goes up.This is a result of:

The Whitehall Study found that men in lower ranks had which of the following risk factors?

The "drift explanation" of the relationship between health and socioeconomic status (SES)states that:

When it comes to health care,Western societies:

Since 1981,AIDS has killed more than ____________ Americans.

What are some of the benefits of technological advancements of diagnosis and treatments before birth? What are a few moral issues stemming from this technology? How does this affect gender?

Which of the following is NOT a volunteer organization in which physicians volunteer to help poor nations?

What are the rights and obligations of the sick person? What impact does the sick role have on the patient? What are the benefits to this perception? What are some problems with this perception?

The longevity discrepancy between blacks and whites may be a sign of:

In 1980,the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)III:

Physicians in ancient Rome tended to have lower prestige.This was because:

Why aren't antibiotics as successful in treating illnesses as they were several years ago?

The American values of hard work and self-reliance might lead blacks to follow the example of which folklore figure in order to prove themselves?

One of the key traits of the medical profession is its focus on:

____________ results from inadequate growth during gestation or a curtailed period of gestation.

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

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Exam 11: Health and Society

Which government program provides medical care for the elderly and the young with disabilities?

The explanation for the relationship between socioeconomic status and health that focuses on an individual's social class,and the relative stressors inherent in a lower-class lifestyle,is called:

What is one reason men have higher mortality rates than women?

Which of the following was the result of medical licensing that began in the mid-1800s?

The American Medical Association was the beginning of the end (until very recently)of:

When Susie takes up smoking,the cost of her insurance coverage goes up.This is a result of:

The Whitehall Study found that men in lower ranks had which of the following risk factors?

The "drift explanation" of the relationship between health and socioeconomic status (SES)states that:

When it comes to health care,Western societies:

Since 1981,AIDS has killed more than ____________ Americans.

What are some of the benefits of technological advancements of diagnosis and treatments before birth? What are a few moral issues stemming from this technology? How does this affect gender?

Which of the following is NOT a volunteer organization in which physicians volunteer to help poor nations?

What are the rights and obligations of the sick person? What impact does the sick role have on the patient? What are the benefits to this perception? What are some problems with this perception?

The longevity discrepancy between blacks and whites may be a sign of:

In 1980,the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)III:

Physicians in ancient Rome tended to have lower prestige.This was because:

Why aren't antibiotics as successful in treating illnesses as they were several years ago?

The American values of hard work and self-reliance might lead blacks to follow the example of which folklore figure in order to prove themselves?

One of the key traits of the medical profession is its focus on:

____________ results from inadequate growth during gestation or a curtailed period of gestation.

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Poverty

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

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