Question 1

According to your textbook, which of the following dimensions is NOT a part of well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fitness 
B)  Sense of healthiness 
C)  Absence of disease 
D)  Life satisfaction 
A)  Fitness 
B)  Sense of healthiness 
C)  Absence of disease 
D)  Life satisfaction C

Question 2

Which of the following is one of the key components of Feminism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consensus 
B)  Conflict 
C)  Interaction 
D)  Relativism 
A)  Consensus 
B)  Conflict 
C)  Interaction 
D)  Relativism B

Question 3

Which of the following statements is the most correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sickness is to illness as health is to wellness. 
B)  Sickness is to illness as disease is to wellness. 
C)  Wellness is to sickness as health is to disease. 
D)  Wellness is to health as health is to disease. 
A)  Sickness is to illness as health is to wellness. 
B)  Sickness is to illness as disease is to wellness. 
C)  Wellness is to sickness as health is to disease. 
D)  Wellness is to health as health is to disease. D

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the dominant issues in medical sociology identified in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  The study of the differential distribution of disease across different populations. 
B)  The study of the social institutions for treating disease. 
C)  The study of the interaction between genetics and social factors in the etiology of illness. 
D)  The study of the social patterning of illness and health care seeking behaviour. 
A)  The study of the differential distribution of disease across different populations. 
B)  The study of the social institutions for treating disease. 
C)  The study of the interaction between genetics and social factors in the etiology of illness. 
D)  The study of the social patterning of illness and health care seeking behaviour.

Question 5

Discuss the differences between structural functionalism and symbolic interactionism based on their specific philosophical perspectives of positivism and idealism.

Accepted Answer

Structural functionalism and symbolic in

Question 6

The school of thought that perceives that the social reality exists independently from individuals and that their experiences are shaped by social structure is the philosophical basis for which social perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Materialism 
C)  Symbolic interactionism 
D)  Postmodernism 
A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Materialism 
C)  Symbolic interactionism 
D)  Postmodernism

Question 7

According to the text, which of the following is NOT part of the concept of wellness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being healthy 
B)  Having no disease 
C)  Life satisfaction 
D)  All of these are part of the concept of wellness 
A)  Being healthy 
B)  Having no disease 
C)  Life satisfaction 
D)  All of these are part of the concept of wellness

Question 8

The concept of wellness is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Synonymous with good health. 
B)  One component of good health. 
C)  More than good health. 
D)  The opposite of sickness. 
A)  Synonymous with good health. 
B)  One component of good health. 
C)  More than good health. 
D)  The opposite of sickness.

Question 9

According to the text, the difference between having a disease and having a sickness is having knowledge of the disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The definition of health by Rootman and Raeburn 1994) does NOT include which of the following components?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental 
B)  Cultural 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Disease 
A)  Environmental 
B)  Cultural 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Disease

Question 11

Which following factor initially led to the development of medical sociology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The epidemiological transition i.e., changes in disease patterns in the population). 
B)  The fact that medical schools made the study of social sciences mandatory during the first half of the 20th century. 
C)  Increasing awareness by physicians of the importance of social inequality in the etiology of illness and disease. 
D)  The discovery of miracle cures for diseases such as leprosy that could not be attributed to medical science. 
A)  The epidemiological transition i.e., changes in disease patterns in the population). 
B)  The fact that medical schools made the study of social sciences mandatory during the first half of the 20th century. 
C)  Increasing awareness by physicians of the importance of social inequality in the etiology of illness and disease. 
D)  The discovery of miracle cures for diseases such as leprosy that could not be attributed to medical science.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a macro-level theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Materialism 
B)  Feminism 
C)  Postcolonialism 
D)  Postmodernism 
A)  Materialism 
B)  Feminism 
C)  Postcolonialism 
D)  Postmodernism

Question 13

Patriarchy is a key component in which social theory of health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Materialism 
C)  Feminism 
D)  Postmodernism 
A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Materialism 
C)  Feminism 
D)  Postmodernism

Question 14

Cultural is a key component in which social theory of health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Materialism 
C)  Symbolic iInteractionism 
D)  Postmodernism 
A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Materialism 
C)  Symbolic iInteractionism 
D)  Postmodernism

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the key components of structural functionalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consensus 
B)  Conflict 
C)  Interaction 
D)  Relativism 
A)  Consensus 
B)  Conflict 
C)  Interaction 
D)  Relativism

Question 16

The school of thought that believes that it is impossible to grasp the existence of social reality independently of the subjective influence of the observant and/or researcher is the philosophical basis for which social perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Materialism 
C)  Feminism 
D)  Postmodernism 
A)  Structural functionalism 
B)  Materialism 
C)  Feminism 
D)  Postmodernism

Question 17

The various sociological paradigms models, theories) make implicit assumptions about the basic interaction between the genetic make-up of an individual and their society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One cannot be both healthy and have a chronic disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The authority of physicians to validate an illness as legitimate to avoid fulfilling one's responsibilities is a component of which theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Materialism 
B)  Feminism 
C)  Antiracism 
D)  Structural functionalism 
E)  Symbolic interactionism 
A)  Materialism 
B)  Feminism 
C)  Antiracism 
D)  Structural functionalism 
E)  Symbolic interactionism

Question 20

Which of the following is one of the key components of postmodernism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consensus 
B)  Conflict 
C)  Interaction 
D)  Relativism 
A)  Consensus 
B)  Conflict 
C)  Interaction 
D)  Relativism

According to your textbook, which of the following dimensions is NOT a part of well-being?

Which of the following is one of the key components of Feminism?

Which of the following statements is the most correct?

Which of the following is NOT one of the dominant issues in medical sociology identified in the textbook?

Discuss the differences between structural functionalism and symbolic interactionism based on their specific philosophical perspectives of positivism and idealism.

The school of thought that perceives that the social reality exists independently from individuals and that their experiences are shaped by social structure is the philosophical basis for which social perspective?

According to the text, which of the following is NOT part of the concept of wellness?

The concept of wellness is:

According to the text, the difference between having a disease and having a sickness is having knowledge of the disease.

The definition of health by Rootman and Raeburn 1994) does NOT include which of the following components?

Which following factor initially led to the development of medical sociology?

Which of the following is NOT a macro-level theory?

Patriarchy is a key component in which social theory of health?

Cultural is a key component in which social theory of health?

Which of the following is one of the key components of structural functionalism?

The school of thought that believes that it is impossible to grasp the existence of social reality independently of the subjective influence of the observant and/or researcher is the philosophical basis for which social perspective?

The various sociological paradigms models, theories) make implicit assumptions about the basic interaction between the genetic make-up of an individual and their society.

One cannot be both healthy and have a chronic disease.

The authority of physicians to validate an illness as legitimate to avoid fulfilling one's responsibilities is a component of which theoretical perspective?

Which of the following is one of the key components of postmodernism?

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Social Dimensions of Mental Illness

Social Dimensions of Aging, Health and Care

Self Care and Health Care Behaviour

Health and Illness Experiences

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Exam 1: Theoretical Tools for a Sociological Analysis of Health and Health Care

According to your textbook, which of the following dimensions is NOT a part of well-being?

Which of the following is one of the key components of Feminism?

Which of the following statements is the most correct?

Which of the following is NOT one of the dominant issues in medical sociology identified in the textbook?

Discuss the differences between structural functionalism and symbolic interactionism based on their specific philosophical perspectives of positivism and idealism.

The school of thought that perceives that the social reality exists independently from individuals and that their experiences are shaped by social structure is the philosophical basis for which social perspective?

According to the text, which of the following is NOT part of the concept of wellness?

The concept of wellness is:

According to the text, the difference between having a disease and having a sickness is having knowledge of the disease.

The definition of health by Rootman and Raeburn 1994) does NOT include which of the following components?

Which following factor initially led to the development of medical sociology?

Which of the following is NOT a macro-level theory?

Patriarchy is a key component in which social theory of health?

Cultural is a key component in which social theory of health?

Which of the following is one of the key components of structural functionalism?

The school of thought that believes that it is impossible to grasp the existence of social reality independently of the subjective influence of the observant and/or researcher is the philosophical basis for which social perspective?

The various sociological paradigms models, theories) make implicit assumptions about the basic interaction between the genetic make-up of an individual and their society.

One cannot be both healthy and have a chronic disease.

The authority of physicians to validate an illness as legitimate to avoid fulfilling one's responsibilities is a component of which theoretical perspective?

Which of the following is one of the key components of postmodernism?

Methodological Tools for a Sociological Analysis of Health, Illness and Health Care

The Development of the Canadian Health Care System

Health Professions Health Policy in Canada

Health Institutions and Organizations in Canada

Population Health in Canada

Social Determinants and Inequities in Health

Social Dimensions of Mental Illness

Social Dimensions of Aging, Health and Care

Self Care and Health Care Behaviour

Health and Illness Experiences

The Medicalization and Pharmaceuticalization of Society

Food and Agriculture

Theoretical Tools for a Sociological Analysis of Health and Health Care

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