Question 1

Following the social-conflict approach,patterns of health and illness are seen largely as a product of

Accepted Answer

A) technology. 
B) how people define the situation they experience. 
C) how culture defines health and illness. 
D) social inequality. 
A) technology. 
B) how people define the situation they experience. 
C) how culture defines health and illness. 
D) social inequality. D

Question 2

Social inequality affects a society's patterns of health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

AIDS cannot be spread through sneezing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Holistic medicine seeks to change the focus of medical practice from treating symptoms of disease to preventing disease and promoting health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Social epidemiology is the study of how health and disease are distributed throughout a society's population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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) young men are less likely to be victims of homicide. 
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) young men are less likely to be victims of homicide.

Question 8

Parson's believed that illness is

Accepted Answer

A) a sign of weakness. 
B) a made up concept. 
C) a necessary part of society. 
D) dysfunctional. 
A) a sign of weakness. 
B) a made up concept. 
C) a necessary part of society. 
D) dysfunctional.

Question 9

In the United States,people with higher incomes have a more positive assessment of their personal health than people with low incomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

From a sociological point of view,societies define "health" so that being healthy is sometimes a matter of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The greatest cause of death among young people in the United States today is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) cancer 
B) stroke 
C) accidents 
D) kidney disease 
A) cancer 
B) stroke 
C) accidents 
D) kidney disease

Question 12

Eating disorders have much to do with how our society defines femininity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Social definitions have little to do with the reality of health and illness; these are simply medical conditions involving human biology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Question 15

Parsons claimed that,to qualify for the sick role,a person must want to become healthy and act in ways to restore health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Research shows that college women believe

Accepted Answer

A) physical looks are less important than "what's inside." 
B) being thin is key to being attractive. 
C) they are thinner than men would like them to be. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) physical looks are less important than "what's inside." 
B) being thin is key to being attractive. 
C) they are thinner than men would like them to be. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 17

Social epidemiology is the study of

Accepted Answer

A) the biological basis of disease. 
B) the availability of doctors around the world. 
C) the age at which people die. 
D) the distribution of health and illness in a population. 
A) the biological basis of disease. 
B) the availability of doctors around the world. 
C) the age at which people die. 
D) the distribution of health and illness in a population.

Question 18

The rise of scientific medicine in the United States began about when?

Accepted Answer

A) 1960,with advances in computer technology 
B) 1917,about the time of World War I 
C) 1890,as the rate immigration increased 
D) 1847,with the founding of the American Medical Association 
A) 1960,with advances in computer technology 
B) 1917,about the time of World War I 
C) 1890,as the rate immigration increased 
D) 1847,with the founding of the American Medical Association

Question 19

Current research on human genetics promises to

Accepted Answer

A) not just treat disease,but stop it before it develops. 
B) give people information about their future medical condition. 
C) allow parents to assess the health profile of a future child. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) not just treat disease,but stop it before it develops. 
B) give people information about their future medical condition. 
C) allow parents to assess the health profile of a future child. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) 1650 
B) 1750 
C) 1850 
D) 1950 
A) 1650 
B) 1750 
C) 1850 
D) 1950

Exam 21: Health and Medicine

Following the social-conflict approach,patterns of health and illness are seen largely as a product of

Social inequality affects a society's patterns of health.

AIDS cannot be spread through sneezing.

Holistic medicine seeks to change the focus of medical practice from treating symptoms of disease to preventing disease and promoting health.

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

Social epidemiology is the study of how health and disease are distributed throughout a society's population.

Research shows that masculinity is linked to health because

Parson's believed that illness is

In the United States,people with higher incomes have a more positive assessment of their personal health than people with low incomes.

From a sociological point of view,societies define "health" so that being healthy is sometimes a matter of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.

The greatest cause of death among young people in the United States today is which of the following?

Eating disorders have much to do with how our society defines femininity.

Social definitions have little to do with the reality of health and illness; these are simply medical conditions involving human biology.

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

Parsons claimed that,to qualify for the sick role,a person must want to become healthy and act in ways to restore health.

Research shows that college women believe

Social epidemiology is the study of

The rise of scientific medicine in the United States began about when?

Current research on human genetics promises to

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

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