Question 1

Environmental justice is a legal strategy based on claims that racial minorities are subjected disproportionately to environmental hazards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Once a decade,the U.S.Constitution requires that all residents in the nation be counted.To that end,each household completes a survey with the number of individuals who live there.This enumeration is more commonly known as a

Accepted Answer

A) poll. 
B) sampling. 
C) census. 
D) canvass. 
A) poll. 
B) sampling. 
C) census. 
D) canvass. C

Question 3

For Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus,one appropriate way to control population was to postpone marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

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 5

Discuss the significance of gender identify for health care.

Accepted Answer

Gender identity is a crucial factor in h

Question 6

Which of the following sociological perspectives emphasizes the doctor-patient relationship and the interaction of medical staff?

Accepted Answer

A) Interactionist perspective 
B) Global perspective 
C) Functionalist perspective 
D) Conflict perspective 
A) Interactionist perspective 
B) Global perspective 
C) Functionalist perspective 
D) Conflict perspective

Question 7

Explain the criticisms of the human ecological and conflict models.What do they argue and what do they support?

Accepted Answer

The human ecological model and conflict

Question 8

Medicine serves as an agent of social control by retaining absolute jurisdiction over many health care procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain why individuals or groups of people would migrate to another region of their homeland or even to another country,listing at least three motivating factors.

Accepted Answer

There are several motivating factors tha

Question 10

Which of the following perspectives points out that historically LGBT people and their families have encountered intolerance similar to that faced by racial and ethnic minorities?

Accepted Answer

A) Interactionist perspective 
B) Global perspective 
C) Conflict perspective 
D) Functionalist perspective 
A) Interactionist perspective 
B) Global perspective 
C) Conflict perspective 
D) Functionalist perspective

Question 11

The World Health Organization refers to "a state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being,and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity" as

Accepted Answer

A) euphoria. 
B) health. 
C) happiness. 
D) well-being. 
A) euphoria. 
B) health. 
C) happiness. 
D) well-being.

Question 12

The observable alteration of the global atmosphere that affects natural weather patterns over several decades or longer is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) climate change. 
B) global warming. 
C) environmental refugee. 
D) environmental justice. 
A) climate change. 
B) global warming. 
C) environmental refugee. 
D) environmental justice.

Question 13

Those who suffer from mental disorders will always be the responsibility of their families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Patients' judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender,age,social class,race,and ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Sociologist Talcott Parsons suggests that the doctor-patient relationship is somewhat like that between

Accepted Answer

A) parent and child. 
B) peers. 
C) teacher and students. 
D) nurse and patient. 
A) parent and child. 
B) peers. 
C) teacher and students. 
D) nurse and patient.

Question 16

The level of reproduction in a society is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) the birth rate. 
B) fertility. 
C) mortality. 
D) morbidity. 
A) the birth rate. 
B) fertility. 
C) mortality. 
D) morbidity.

Question 17

Which of the following statements regarding social epidemiology is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Epidemiologists only concentrate on the scientific study of epidemics. 
B) Epidemiology is very narrow. 
C) Epidemiologists draw on the work of a wide variety of scientists and researchers. 
D) Epidemiology is the study of the rate of mortality. 
A) Epidemiologists only concentrate on the scientific study of epidemics. 
B) Epidemiology is very narrow. 
C) Epidemiologists draw on the work of a wide variety of scientists and researchers. 
D) Epidemiology is the study of the rate of mortality.

Question 18

What term refers to the process of medical experts becoming influential in proposing and assessing relevant public policies?

Accepted Answer

A) Medical matrix 
B) Medical model 
C) Medical maze 
D) Medical monolith 
A) Medical matrix 
B) Medical model 
C) Medical maze 
D) Medical monolith

Question 19

The controlling factor for the functionalist perspective is

Accepted Answer

A) the medical profession. 
B) the physician as a gatekeeper. 
C) social inequities. 
D) medicalization. 
A) the medical profession. 
B) the physician as a gatekeeper. 
C) social inequities. 
D) medicalization.

Question 20

The movement of 1.6 million African Americans from the rural South to northern cities between 1916 and 1930 is a historic American example of

Accepted Answer

A) diaspora. 
B) immigration. 
C) emigration. 
D) migration. 
A) diaspora. 
B) immigration. 
C) emigration. 
D) migration.

Environmental justice is a legal strategy based on claims that racial minorities are subjected disproportionately to environmental hazards.

Once a decade,the U.S.Constitution requires that all residents in the nation be counted.To that end,each household completes a survey with the number of individuals who live there.This enumeration is more commonly known as a

For Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus,one appropriate way to control population was to postpone marriage.

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

Discuss the significance of gender identify for health care.

Which of the following sociological perspectives emphasizes the doctor-patient relationship and the interaction of medical staff?

Explain the criticisms of the human ecological and conflict models.What do they argue and what do they support?

Medicine serves as an agent of social control by retaining absolute jurisdiction over many health care procedures.

Explain why individuals or groups of people would migrate to another region of their homeland or even to another country,listing at least three motivating factors.

Which of the following perspectives points out that historically LGBT people and their families have encountered intolerance similar to that faced by racial and ethnic minorities?

The World Health Organization refers to "a state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being,and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity" as

The observable alteration of the global atmosphere that affects natural weather patterns over several decades or longer is referred to as

Those who suffer from mental disorders will always be the responsibility of their families.

Patients' judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender,age,social class,race,and ethnicity.

Sociologist Talcott Parsons suggests that the doctor-patient relationship is somewhat like that between

The level of reproduction in a society is referred to as

Which of the following statements regarding social epidemiology is true?

What term refers to the process of medical experts becoming influential in proposing and assessing relevant public policies?

The controlling factor for the functionalist perspective is

The movement of 1.6 million African Americans from the rural South to northern cities between 1916 and 1930 is a historic American example of

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, groups, and Social Structure

Mass Media and Social 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 Intimate Relationships

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Exam 15: Health, population, and the Environment

Environmental justice is a legal strategy based on claims that racial minorities are subjected disproportionately to environmental hazards.

Once a decade,the U.S.Constitution requires that all residents in the nation be counted.To that end,each household completes a survey with the number of individuals who live there.This enumeration is more commonly known as a

For Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus,one appropriate way to control population was to postpone marriage.

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

Discuss the significance of gender identify for health care.

Which of the following sociological perspectives emphasizes the doctor-patient relationship and the interaction of medical staff?

Explain the criticisms of the human ecological and conflict models.What do they argue and what do they support?

Medicine serves as an agent of social control by retaining absolute jurisdiction over many health care procedures.

Explain why individuals or groups of people would migrate to another region of their homeland or even to another country,listing at least three motivating factors.

Which of the following perspectives points out that historically LGBT people and their families have encountered intolerance similar to that faced by racial and ethnic minorities?

The World Health Organization refers to "a state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being,and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity" as

The observable alteration of the global atmosphere that affects natural weather patterns over several decades or longer is referred to as

Those who suffer from mental disorders will always be the responsibility of their families.

Patients' judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender,age,social class,race,and ethnicity.

Sociologist Talcott Parsons suggests that the doctor-patient relationship is somewhat like that between

The level of reproduction in a society is referred to as

Which of the following statements regarding social epidemiology is true?

What term refers to the process of medical experts becoming influential in proposing and assessing relevant public policies?

The controlling factor for the functionalist perspective is

The movement of 1.6 million African Americans from the rural South to northern cities between 1916 and 1930 is a historic American example of

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, groups, and Social Structure

Mass Media and Social 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 Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Government and the Economy

Social Change in the Global Community

Filters