Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding the changing status of physicians in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  A growing proportion of physicians work in incorporated group practices. 
B)  The social esteem of physicians in the U.S. has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. 
C)  The health-care industry is less regulated than it was 25 years ago. 
D)  Patients are more trusting of doctors than in previous decades. 
A)  A growing proportion of physicians work in incorporated group practices. 
B)  The social esteem of physicians in the U.S. has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. 
C)  The health-care industry is less regulated than it was 25 years ago. 
D)  Patients are more trusting of doctors than in previous decades.

Question 2

Health is the single most important factor that influences overall quality of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men live longer than women. 
B)  Women are more likely than men to report that their health is excellent. 
C)  Life expectancy at birth in 2005 was 82 years. 
D)  The lower a person's income, the greater the likelihood s/he will report poor health status. 
A)  Men live longer than women. 
B)  Women are more likely than men to report that their health is excellent. 
C)  Life expectancy at birth in 2005 was 82 years. 
D)  The lower a person's income, the greater the likelihood s/he will report poor health status.

Question 4

The single most important factor affecting health,illness,and death is gender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

As of 2010,how many Americans under the age of 65 lacked health insurance?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 million 
B)  22 million 
C)  37 million 
D)  49 million 
A)  15 million 
B)  22 million 
C)  37 million 
D)  49 million

Question 6

The people most likely to engage in unsafe behaviors:

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to be trapped at the bottom of the social class system. 
B)  are typically the youngest and the wealthiest. 
C)  ironically have the highest levels of education. 
D)  do so only when pressured by others. 
A)  tend to be trapped at the bottom of the social class system. 
B)  are typically the youngest and the wealthiest. 
C)  ironically have the highest levels of education. 
D)  do so only when pressured by others.

Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding the changing status of physicians in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  The public has grown increasingly critical of physicians. 
B)  The social esteem of physicians in the U.S. has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. 
C)  The health-care industry is less regulated than it was 25 years ago. 
D)  None of these are true about the status of physicians. 
A)  The public has grown increasingly critical of physicians. 
B)  The social esteem of physicians in the U.S. has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. 
C)  The health-care industry is less regulated than it was 25 years ago. 
D)  None of these are true about the status of physicians.

Question 8

Women are:

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to die young than men. 
B)  more likely to live in a nursing home than men. 
C)  less likely to be disabled than men. 
D)  report better health than men. 
A)  more likely to die young than men. 
B)  more likely to live in a nursing home than men. 
C)  less likely to be disabled than men. 
D)  report better health than men.

Question 9

Why might women get sicker but men die quicker?

Accepted Answer

Men are more likely to engage

Question 10

Which of the following is a norm associated with the sick role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sick persons should enjoy being sick. 
B)  Sick persons should be held responsible for their own illness. 
C)  Sick persons should seek and follow medical advice. 
D)  Sick persons should work as much as they can despite their illness. 
A)  Sick persons should enjoy being sick. 
B)  Sick persons should be held responsible for their own illness. 
C)  Sick persons should seek and follow medical advice. 
D)  Sick persons should work as much as they can despite their illness.

Question 11

Which of these is NOT a reason that poorer people have lower health status and shorter life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The poor experience more stress but have less control over the sources of stress. 
B)  The poor are more likely to live in substandard housing and near air-polluting industries. 
C)  The poor are more likely to hold dangerous jobs and be unable to afford healthy food. 
D)  The poor are more likely to engage in dangerous and high-risk sports. 
A)  The poor experience more stress but have less control over the sources of stress. 
B)  The poor are more likely to live in substandard housing and near air-polluting industries. 
C)  The poor are more likely to hold dangerous jobs and be unable to afford healthy food. 
D)  The poor are more likely to engage in dangerous and high-risk sports.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT among the nine leading causes of preventable death?

Accepted Answer

A)  suicide 
B)  motor vehicle accidents 
C)  pollution 
D)  bacteria and virus exposure 
A)  suicide 
B)  motor vehicle accidents 
C)  pollution 
D)  bacteria and virus exposure

Question 13

Of American children who have dangerously high levels of lead in their blood,_______ are African American.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  60% 
D)  75% 
A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  60% 
D)  75%

Question 14

Compared to women,men have higher rates of:

Accepted Answer

A)  alcoholism and depression. 
B)  depression and personality disorders. 
C)  compulsive gambling and depression. 
D)  substance abuse and personality disorders. 
A)  alcoholism and depression. 
B)  depression and personality disorders. 
C)  compulsive gambling and depression. 
D)  substance abuse and personality disorders.

Question 15

Infant mortality rates for African American infants are:

Accepted Answer

A)  twice as high as they are for non-Hispanic whites. 
B)  about the same as those for non-Hispanic whites. 
C)  lower than those for non-Hispanic whites. 
D)  unknown because statistics on infant mortality are not kept by race. 
A)  twice as high as they are for non-Hispanic whites. 
B)  about the same as those for non-Hispanic whites. 
C)  lower than those for non-Hispanic whites. 
D)  unknown because statistics on infant mortality are not kept by race.

Question 16

According to Parsons,illness is:

Accepted Answer

A)  functional. 
B)  a form of deviance. 
C)  a form of mental illness 
D)  not allowed in capitalist societies 
A)  functional. 
B)  a form of deviance. 
C)  a form of mental illness 
D)  not allowed in capitalist societies

Question 17

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 aims to do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  allow young people to stay on their parents' insurance until the age of 26. 
B)  expand Medicaid coverage. 
C)  require insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing conditions. 
D)  move the U.S. to a single-payer health-care system. 
A)  allow young people to stay on their parents' insurance until the age of 26. 
B)  expand Medicaid coverage. 
C)  require insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing conditions. 
D)  move the U.S. to a single-payer health-care system.

Question 18

__________ are the fastest-rising part of the cost of living for Americans.

Accepted Answer

A)  Housing costs 
B)  Food costs 
C)  Medical care costs 
D)  Transportation costs 
A)  Housing costs 
B)  Food costs 
C)  Medical care costs 
D)  Transportation costs

Question 19

Today,the strongest opposition to national health insurance comes from:

Accepted Answer

A)  the wealthy and middle-class people with insurance. 
B)  the pharmaceutical and health insurance companies. 
C)  the American tax payers. 
D)  labor unions. 
A)  the wealthy and middle-class people with insurance. 
B)  the pharmaceutical and health insurance companies. 
C)  the American tax payers. 
D)  labor unions.

Question 20

All of the following are signs of change among physician services EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  a growing proportion of physicians work in group practices. 
B)  the public has grown increasingly critical of physicians. 
C)  fees and treatments are increasingly regulated by insurance companies. 
D)  more physicians are becoming their own bosses and establishing their own working conditions. 
A)  a growing proportion of physicians work in group practices. 
B)  the public has grown increasingly critical of physicians. 
C)  fees and treatments are increasingly regulated by insurance companies. 
D)  more physicians are becoming their own bosses and establishing their own working conditions.

Which of the following is true regarding the changing status of physicians in the U.S.?

Health is the single most important factor that influences overall quality of life.

Which of the following statements is true?

The single most important factor affecting health,illness,and death is gender.

As of 2010,how many Americans under the age of 65 lacked health insurance?

The people most likely to engage in unsafe behaviors:

Which of the following is true regarding the changing status of physicians in the U.S.?

Women are:

Why might women get sicker but men die quicker?

Which of the following is a norm associated with the sick role?

Which of these is NOT a reason that poorer people have lower health status and shorter life expectancy?

Which of the following is NOT among the nine leading causes of preventable death?

Of American children who have dangerously high levels of lead in their blood,_______ are African American.

Compared to women,men have higher rates of:

Infant mortality rates for African American infants are:

According to Parsons,illness is:

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 aims to do all of the following EXCEPT:

__________ are the fastest-rising part of the cost of living for Americans.

Today,the strongest opposition to national health insurance comes from:

All of the following are signs of change among physician services EXCEPT:

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Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

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Education and Religion

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Exam 10: Health and Health Care

Which of the following is true regarding the changing status of physicians in the U.S.?

Health is the single most important factor that influences overall quality of life.

Which of the following statements is true?

The single most important factor affecting health,illness,and death is gender.

As of 2010,how many Americans under the age of 65 lacked health insurance?

The people most likely to engage in unsafe behaviors:

Which of the following is true regarding the changing status of physicians in the U.S.?

Women are:

Why might women get sicker but men die quicker?

Which of the following is a norm associated with the sick role?

Which of these is NOT a reason that poorer people have lower health status and shorter life expectancy?

Which of the following is NOT among the nine leading causes of preventable death?

Of American children who have dangerously high levels of lead in their blood,_______ are African American.

Compared to women,men have higher rates of:

Infant mortality rates for African American infants are:

According to Parsons,illness is:

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 aims to do all of the following EXCEPT:

__________ are the fastest-rising part of the cost of living for Americans.

Today,the strongest opposition to national health insurance comes from:

All of the following are signs of change among physician services EXCEPT:

The Study of Society

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Sex,Gender,and Sexuality

Family

Education and Religion

Politics and the Economy

Population and Urbanization

Social Change

Filters