Exam 14: Health Care: an Anatomy of Health and Illness

In decentralized national health programs, the government operates the health care system but it does not regulate it.

The density and mobility of the world's population has little to no impact on human health.

Sweden, Norway, and Israel are examples of countries that have socialized medicine.

Explain the functionalist and conflict perspectives of health care. Imagine that you conduct a research study and find that countries with greater income disparity among the population have greater disparity in health care. How would you explain your findings from a functionalist perspective? How would you explain your findings from a conflict perspective?

The concept of a "good death" involves aiding the dying individual by prescribing or administering a lethal dose of drugs to patients who request it.

The high infant mortality rate in the United States compared to rates in other affluent countries is largely attributed to:

Eva wants to study the way that a major epidemic illness affects the educational and governmental institutions in a society. Eva is likely taking a:

In the mid-20th century, the American Psychological Association (APA) considered homosexuality a disease. Since that time, the APA has reversed its stance. Homosexuality has become:

What is an argument in favor of euthanasia?

Functionalists argue that social norms define what counts as illness and how to treat it.

Which type of health care does the government regulate but not operate?

According to the text, more than half of adults in the United States use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

The medicalization of certain human behaviors is most closely associated with:

About 80% of the budget for Medicare goes toward the final year of life.

According to the sick role, a person with a terrible hangover would not be legitimately excused from the individual's normal roles and responsibilities.

While women report more health problems than men, men are more likely to be hospitalized than women.

Jill is the school's baseball coach. Jill sees Michael, one of her baseball players, having fun at the mall with his friends after missing practice due to illness. Because Michael's behavior did not conform to his sick role, Jill concludes that he was faking and makes him run laps at the next practice. Jill just utilized the __________ approach.

Alistair wants to study the safety violations that have occurred in Taiwan by a prominent United States-based company where three workers have died because of a lack of safety equipment so that the company could earn a larger profit. Alistair is likely taking a:

Key international markers often measure the status of a nation's health and medical care. Which of the following represent the two health markers discussed in the text?

A study of the ways in which menopause has become medicalized would most likely use: