Question 1

Symbolic interactionists who have studied the meanings conveyed during interaction between health care providers and the poor have found that

Accepted Answer

A) the poor are more likely to be given careful,accurate health care information. 
B) the poor are treated as if they should be happy with whatever care they get. 
C) relationships between health care workers and the poor are more positive than those with higher income patients. 
D) the poor have more options than middle-income people about where to go for care. 
A) the poor are more likely to be given careful,accurate health care information. 
B) the poor are treated as if they should be happy with whatever care they get. 
C) relationships between health care workers and the poor are more positive than those with higher income patients. 
D) the poor have more options than middle-income people about where to go for care.

Question 2

What is the relationship between educational test scores (e.g.SAT and ACT)and social class?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no relationship between educational test scores and income. 
B) As average family income goes up,so do SAT scores. 
C) SAT scores are unpredictable,regardless of parents' social class and income. 
D) Social class does not have much effect on SAT and ACT scores. 
A) There is no relationship between educational test scores and income. 
B) As average family income goes up,so do SAT scores. 
C) SAT scores are unpredictable,regardless of parents' social class and income. 
D) Social class does not have much effect on SAT and ACT scores.

Question 3

Overall,the U.S.is considered a healthy country,compared with much of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The lower the social class status of the person,the less access they have to adequate health care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Schooling refers to

Accepted Answer

A) informal education. 
B) formal,institutionalized education. 
C) mandatory education. 
D) luxury education. 
A) informal education. 
B) formal,institutionalized education. 
C) mandatory education. 
D) luxury education.

Question 6

Theperspective focuses on the process of how expectations are created as students and teachers interact.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) symbolic interactionist 
D) postmodern 
A) functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) symbolic interactionist 
D) postmodern

Question 7

Comparing the health status of high income people and lower income people is used by the text to demonstrate that

Accepted Answer

A) illness and disease may strike anyone from any particular social class. 
B) the effects of social class are less dramatic in the area of health than in other areas. 
C) social circumstances have an effect on health. 
D) poor people do not care about taking care of themselves. 
A) illness and disease may strike anyone from any particular social class. 
B) the effects of social class are less dramatic in the area of health than in other areas. 
C) social circumstances have an effect on health. 
D) poor people do not care about taking care of themselves.

Question 8

The research that The Bell Curve by Hernstein and Murray was based on is considered flawed by many because

Accepted Answer

A) the studied included only fraternal twins,not identical twins. 
B) twins raised in similar social environments were more similar than those raised in very different social environments. 
C) the twins that were studied were too diverse in terms of sex and racial or ethnic background. 
D) only White,middle-class twins were studied. 
A) the studied included only fraternal twins,not identical twins. 
B) twins raised in similar social environments were more similar than those raised in very different social environments. 
C) the twins that were studied were too diverse in terms of sex and racial or ethnic background. 
D) only White,middle-class twins were studied.

Question 9

According to the text,which of these is a not major contributor to skyrocketing health-care costs in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A) increasing costs of hospital care 
B) the costs of malpractice insurance 
C) third party payment system 
D) high rates of uninsured 
A) increasing costs of hospital care 
B) the costs of malpractice insurance 
C) third party payment system 
D) high rates of uninsured

Question 10

Which of the following countries spends the highest proportion of their gross national product on health care?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada 
B) Greece 
C) Italy 
D) United States 
A) Canada 
B) Greece 
C) Italy 
D) United States

Question 11

When a student takes a standardized ability test administrators learn.

Accepted Answer

A) about their political and creativity 
B) about their spatial ability 
C) about their aptitude ability 
D) about their athletic ability 
A) about their political and creativity 
B) about their spatial ability 
C) about their aptitude ability 
D) about their athletic ability

Question 12

List and briefly discuss at least three functions of education in the U.S.; be sure to include at least one latent function.

Accepted Answer

1. Socialization: One of the primary fun

Question 13

According to Herrnstein and Murray's The Bell Curve,

Accepted Answer

A) the distribution of intelligence closely approximates a normal distribution. 
B) the majority of intelligence is environmental. 
C) family background has almost no influence in predicting intelligence. 
D) genetics and environment play equal roles in determining intelligence. 
A) the distribution of intelligence closely approximates a normal distribution. 
B) the majority of intelligence is environmental. 
C) family background has almost no influence in predicting intelligence. 
D) genetics and environment play equal roles in determining intelligence.

Question 14

According to theperspective,the fundamental problem of the health care system is that it produces some problems that contribute to disharmony in society.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) symbolic interactionist 
D) feminist 
A) functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) symbolic interactionist 
D) feminist

Question 15

In The Bell Curve,Herrnstein and Murray estimate that intelligence is aboutpercent genetically heritable.

Accepted Answer

A) 30 
B) 60 
C) 40 
D) 70 
A) 30 
B) 60 
C) 40 
D) 70

Question 16

Discuss the cultural and economic reasons for the U.S.reluctance to provide universal health care coverage for it's citizens.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the cultural and economic reasons for...

Question 17

Most women who acquire AIDS do so

Accepted Answer

A) through intravenous drug use. 
B) through same-sex sexual contact. 
C) through heterosexual contact. 
D) through blood transfusions. 
A) through intravenous drug use. 
B) through same-sex sexual contact. 
C) through heterosexual contact. 
D) through blood transfusions.

Question 18

Being skinny was associated with poor health during the early twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Separating students according to some measure of cognitive ability (ability grouping)is most commonly called
)

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive differentiation 
B) tracking 
C) classroom stratification 
D) student leveling 
A) cognitive differentiation 
B) tracking 
C) classroom stratification 
D) student leveling

Question 20

According to theperspective,excessive bureaucratization of the health care system and privatization has lead to excessive cost.

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) symbolic interactionist 
D) feminist 
A) functionalist 
B) conflict 
C) symbolic interactionist 
D) feminist

Symbolic interactionists who have studied the meanings conveyed during interaction between health care providers and the poor have found that

What is the relationship between educational test scores (e.g.SAT and ACT)and social class?

Overall,the U.S.is considered a healthy country,compared with much of the world.

The lower the social class status of the person,the less access they have to adequate health care.

Schooling refers to

Theperspective focuses on the process of how expectations are created as students and teachers interact.

Comparing the health status of high income people and lower income people is used by the text to demonstrate that

The research that The Bell Curve by Hernstein and Murray was based on is considered flawed by many because

According to the text,which of these is a not major contributor to skyrocketing health-care costs in the U.S.?

Which of the following countries spends the highest proportion of their gross national product on health care?

When a student takes a standardized ability test administrators learn.

List and briefly discuss at least three functions of education in the U.S.; be sure to include at least one latent function.

According to Herrnstein and Murray's The Bell Curve,

According to theperspective,the fundamental problem of the health care system is that it produces some problems that contribute to disharmony in society.

In The Bell Curve,Herrnstein and Murray estimate that intelligence is aboutpercent genetically heritable.

Discuss the cultural and economic reasons for the U.S.reluctance to provide universal health care coverage for it's citizens.

Most women who acquire AIDS do so

Being skinny was associated with poor health during the early twentieth century.

Separating students according to some measure of cognitive ability (ability grouping)is most commonly called )

According to theperspective,excessive bureaucratization of the health care system and privatization has lead to excessive cost.

Sociological Perspective

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Economics and Politics

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Exam 14: Education and Health Care

Symbolic interactionists who have studied the meanings conveyed during interaction between health care providers and the poor have found that

What is the relationship between educational test scores (e.g.SAT and ACT)and social class?

Overall,the U.S.is considered a healthy country,compared with much of the world.

The lower the social class status of the person,the less access they have to adequate health care.

Schooling refers to

Theperspective focuses on the process of how expectations are created as students and teachers interact.

Comparing the health status of high income people and lower income people is used by the text to demonstrate that

The research that The Bell Curve by Hernstein and Murray was based on is considered flawed by many because

According to the text,which of these is a not major contributor to skyrocketing health-care costs in the U.S.?

Which of the following countries spends the highest proportion of their gross national product on health care?

When a student takes a standardized ability test administrators learn.

List and briefly discuss at least three functions of education in the U.S.; be sure to include at least one latent function.

According to Herrnstein and Murray's The Bell Curve,

According to theperspective,the fundamental problem of the health care system is that it produces some problems that contribute to disharmony in society.

In The Bell Curve,Herrnstein and Murray estimate that intelligence is aboutpercent genetically heritable.

Discuss the cultural and economic reasons for the U.S.reluctance to provide universal health care coverage for it's citizens.

Most women who acquire AIDS do so

Being skinny was associated with poor health during the early twentieth century.

Separating students according to some measure of cognitive ability (ability grouping)is most commonly called )

According to theperspective,excessive bureaucratization of the health care system and privatization has lead to excessive cost.

Sociological Perspective

Culture and the Media

Doing Sociological research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Economics and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

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