Question 1

As of 2005, how much bottled water did the U.S. consume annually?

Accepted Answer

A)  over 225 million gallons 
B)  over 675 million gallons 
C)  over 1.5 billion gallons 
D)  over 7.5 billion gallons 
A)  over 225 million gallons 
B)  over 675 million gallons 
C)  over 1.5 billion gallons 
D)  over 7.5 billion gallons D

Question 2

The concept of the sick role is associated with which perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  global perspective 
A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  global perspective A

Question 3

The number of people infected with HIV worldwide in 2013 was

Accepted Answer

A)  35 thousand. 
B)  3 million. 
C)  300 million. 
D)  35 million. 
A)  35 thousand. 
B)  3 million. 
C)  300 million. 
D)  35 million. D

Question 4

Social epidemiology is defined as the

Accepted Answer

A)  total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time. 
B)  total number of communicable diseases that exist at a given time. 
C)  study of the distribution of disease, impairment, and general health status across a population. 
D)  total number of cases of infant deaths for a given population during a specific period of time. 
A)  total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time. 
B)  total number of communicable diseases that exist at a given time. 
C)  study of the distribution of disease, impairment, and general health status across a population. 
D)  total number of cases of infant deaths for a given population during a specific period of time.

Question 5

The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under 1 year old per ________ live births in a given year.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  1,000 
C)  10,000 
D)  100,000 
A)  100 
B)  1,000 
C)  10,000 
D)  100,000

Question 6

Differentiate the functionalist, conflict, and interactionist views on the issue of health. Give examples to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

The functionalist, conflict, and interac

Question 7

Which psychiatrist stated that nurses are to perform their duties without challenging the authority of male doctors, a process referred to as the doctor-nurse game?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Leonard Stein 
C)  Alfred Adler 
D)  William Glasser 
A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Leonard Stein 
C)  Alfred Adler 
D)  William Glasser

Question 8

Which of the following is true about the health care Latinos receive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health care is poor due to cultural differences. 
B)  Latinos receive more preventive care from primary physicians. 
C)  Latinos are more likely to seek treatment in clinics and emergency rooms. 
D)  It is a myth that Latinos' cultural beliefs affect their use of the health care system. 
A)  Health care is poor due to cultural differences. 
B)  Latinos receive more preventive care from primary physicians. 
C)  Latinos are more likely to seek treatment in clinics and emergency rooms. 
D)  It is a myth that Latinos' cultural beliefs affect their use of the health care system.

Question 9

Who among the following suggested a capitalist system creates a "treadmill of production" because of its inherent need to build ever-expanding profits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Allan Schnaiberg 
C)  Rachel Carson 
D)  Paul Ehrlich 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Allan Schnaiberg 
C)  Rachel Carson 
D)  Paul Ehrlich

Question 10

Discuss holistic medicine and how it compares and contrasts with traditional Western medicine. Describe the future you envision for "alternative" medicine in the West.

Accepted Answer

Holistic medicine is a form of healing t

Question 11

An individual determines whether or not he or she is healthy based on

Accepted Answer

A)  objective and agreed-upon criteria established by the medical community. 
B)  criteria established by themselves; their relatives, friends, and coworkers; and medical practitioners. 
C)  criteria established by the World Health Organization. 
D)  body temperature. 
A)  objective and agreed-upon criteria established by the medical community. 
B)  criteria established by themselves; their relatives, friends, and coworkers; and medical practitioners. 
C)  criteria established by the World Health Organization. 
D)  body temperature.

Question 12

Sociologist Howard Waitzkin suggested that racial tensions helped explain which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  breast cancer 
B)  diabetes 
C)  hypertension 
D)  lung disease 
A)  breast cancer 
B)  diabetes 
C)  hypertension 
D)  lung disease

Question 13

The medicalization of society refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  growing role of medicine as a major institution of social control. 
B)  dominance of hospitals by boards of directors with medical backgrounds. 
C)  election of medical specialists to high offices in government. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  growing role of medicine as a major institution of social control. 
B)  dominance of hospitals by boards of directors with medical backgrounds. 
C)  election of medical specialists to high offices in government. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 14

Talcott Parsons believed physicians function as ________ for the sick role by verifying a patient's condition as illness or designating the patient as recovered.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalists 
B)  gatekeepers 
C)  negotiators 
D)  ambassadors 
A)  functionalists 
B)  gatekeepers 
C)  negotiators 
D)  ambassadors

Question 15

Morbidity rates are the

Accepted Answer

A)  incidence of diseases in a given population. 
B)  number of new cases of a specific disorder occurring within a given population during a stated period of time. 
C)  incidence of death in a given population. 
D)  total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time. 
A)  incidence of diseases in a given population. 
B)  number of new cases of a specific disorder occurring within a given population during a stated period of time. 
C)  incidence of death in a given population. 
D)  total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.

Question 16

Which sociologist has likened the position of medicine to that of state religions of yesterday, in that it has an officially approved monopoly of the right to define health and illness and to treat illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Émile Durkheim 
B)  Eliot Freidson 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Talcott Parsons 
A)  Émile Durkheim 
B)  Eliot Freidson 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Talcott Parsons

Question 17

Which type of medicine refers to therapies in which the health care practitioner considers the person's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional 
B)  ayurveda 
C)  holistic 
D)  homeopathy 
A)  traditional 
B)  ayurveda 
C)  holistic 
D)  homeopathy

Question 18

The medical model of mental illness suggests that some behaviors that are viewed as mental illnesses may not really be illnesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In what year did the U.S. government enact both Medicare and Medicaid-two national health care programs receiving federal funding?

Accepted Answer

A)  1945 
B)  1955 
C)  1965 
D)  1975 
A)  1945 
B)  1955 
C)  1965 
D)  1975

Question 20

In examining health, illness, and medicine as a social institution, which sociological perspective generally focuses on micro-level study of the roles played by health care professionals and patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  global perspective 
A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  global perspective

As of 2005, how much bottled water did the U.S. consume annually?

The concept of the sick role is associated with which perspective?

The number of people infected with HIV worldwide in 2013 was

Social epidemiology is defined as the

The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under 1 year old per ________ live births in a given year.

Differentiate the functionalist, conflict, and interactionist views on the issue of health. Give examples to support your answer.

Which psychiatrist stated that nurses are to perform their duties without challenging the authority of male doctors, a process referred to as the doctor-nurse game?

Which of the following is true about the health care Latinos receive?

Who among the following suggested a capitalist system creates a "treadmill of production" because of its inherent need to build ever-expanding profits?

Discuss holistic medicine and how it compares and contrasts with traditional Western medicine. Describe the future you envision for "alternative" medicine in the West.

An individual determines whether or not he or she is healthy based on

Sociologist Howard Waitzkin suggested that racial tensions helped explain which of the following?

The medicalization of society refers to the

Talcott Parsons believed physicians function as ________ for the sick role by verifying a patient's condition as illness or designating the patient as recovered.

Morbidity rates are the

Which sociologist has likened the position of medicine to that of state religions of yesterday, in that it has an officially approved monopoly of the right to define health and illness and to treat illness?

Which type of medicine refers to therapies in which the health care practitioner considers the person's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual characteristics?

The medical model of mental illness suggests that some behaviors that are viewed as mental illnesses may not really be illnesses.

In what year did the U.S. government enact both Medicare and Medicaid-two national health care programs receiving federal funding?

In examining health, illness, and medicine as a social institution, which sociological perspective generally focuses on micro-level study of the roles played by health care professionals and patients?

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Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

The Mass Media

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

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Exam 15: Health and the Environment

As of 2005, how much bottled water did the U.S. consume annually?

The concept of the sick role is associated with which perspective?

The number of people infected with HIV worldwide in 2013 was

Social epidemiology is defined as the

The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under 1 year old per ________ live births in a given year.

Differentiate the functionalist, conflict, and interactionist views on the issue of health. Give examples to support your answer.

Which psychiatrist stated that nurses are to perform their duties without challenging the authority of male doctors, a process referred to as the doctor-nurse game?

Which of the following is true about the health care Latinos receive?

Who among the following suggested a capitalist system creates a "treadmill of production" because of its inherent need to build ever-expanding profits?

Discuss holistic medicine and how it compares and contrasts with traditional Western medicine. Describe the future you envision for "alternative" medicine in the West.

An individual determines whether or not he or she is healthy based on

Sociologist Howard Waitzkin suggested that racial tensions helped explain which of the following?

The medicalization of society refers to the

Talcott Parsons believed physicians function as ________ for the sick role by verifying a patient's condition as illness or designating the patient as recovered.

Morbidity rates are the

Which sociologist has likened the position of medicine to that of state religions of yesterday, in that it has an officially approved monopoly of the right to define health and illness and to treat illness?

Which type of medicine refers to therapies in which the health care practitioner considers the person's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual characteristics?

The medical model of mental illness suggests that some behaviors that are viewed as mental illnesses may not really be illnesses.

In what year did the U.S. government enact both Medicare and Medicaid-two national health care programs receiving federal funding?

In examining health, illness, and medicine as a social institution, which sociological perspective generally focuses on micro-level study of the roles played by health care professionals and patients?

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

The Mass Media

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

The Family and Human Sexuality

Religion and Education

Government and the Economy

Social Change in the Global Community

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