Question 1

Massachusetts has the most "active patient care doctors" per 100,000 residents with 314; Mississippi has the fewest with 159.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

List and discuss the problems in the U.S. health care system presented in the text. Be sure to provide concrete evidence in your discussion.

Accepted Answer

Varies. It is expensive (about 10% of one's income). We have a lower life expectancy than other countries. There is no national system for all residents.

Question 3

Africa has the highest percentage of people who are infected with HIV/AIDS in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Imagine that someone woke up this morning with a terrible hangover from drinking too much last night. Is your professor likely to excuse that person from the exam? Using Parsons's model of the sick role, explain why or why not. Imagine that someone woke up this morning with the stomach flu from being exposed to a virus. Is your professor likely to excuse that person from the exam? Using Parsons's model of the sick role, explain why or why not. How are those two situations different?

Accepted Answer

Varies. The sick role is a special posit

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Medicine practiced by the dominant groups of physicians in Western societies is known as homeopathy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

______ U.S. states give competent, terminally ill adults the legal right to commit suicide.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ten 
B)  Five 
C)  Six 
D)  Eight 
A)  Ten 
B)  Five 
C)  Six 
D)  Eight

Question 8

Which of the following about the British health care system is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public opinion about the age of health care facilities is becoming increasingly negative. 
B)  All citizens have access to free health care. 
C)  Regional gatekeepers assign individuals to physicians. 
D)  Citizens never pay for private health care services. 
A)  Public opinion about the age of health care facilities is becoming increasingly negative. 
B)  All citizens have access to free health care. 
C)  Regional gatekeepers assign individuals to physicians. 
D)  Citizens never pay for private health care services.

Question 9

A study of the ways that health care is affected by the political party that is in power would be a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  micro-level study 
B)  meso-level study 
C)  macro-level study 
D)  global-level study 
A)  micro-level study 
B)  meso-level study 
C)  macro-level study 
D)  global-level study

Question 10

According to the text, functional theorists focus primarily on the micro-level of the health care system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Discuss the components of the Affordable Care Act. What effect has this act had on the number of people who have health insurance in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Varies. More people have health insuranc

Question 12

Compare and contrast socialized and decentralized national health care programs.

Accepted Answer

Varies. Socialized medicine refers to co

Question 13

The international sale of body parts on the black market is a macro-level problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict theory 
B)  rational choice theory 
C)  functionalism 
D)  feminist theory 
A)  conflict theory 
B)  rational choice theory 
C)  functionalism 
D)  feminist theory

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of euthanasia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physicians have the ability to help terminally ill patients die in comfort. 
B)  Terminally ill people have the right to decide how and when they die. 
C)  Legal safeguards prevent abuse of physician-assisted suicide. 
D)  Physicians are obligated to sustain life. 
A)  Physicians have the ability to help terminally ill patients die in comfort. 
B)  Terminally ill people have the right to decide how and when they die. 
C)  Legal safeguards prevent abuse of physician-assisted suicide. 
D)  Physicians are obligated to sustain life.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about gender patterns in Western cultures is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women report more health problems than men. 
B)  Men use more emergency services than women. 
C)  Men take more medications than women. 
D)  Women use more physician services than men. 
A)  Women report more health problems than men. 
B)  Men use more emergency services than women. 
C)  Men take more medications than women. 
D)  Women use more physician services than men.

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

Varies. Functionalists believe that heal

Question 18

Sales of skin, bones, tissue, and dental implants from fresh corpses have grown, with a center of such activity in Ukraine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is very common and continues to spread rapidly. In sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is most accurately described as a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  epidemic 
B)  pandemic 
C)  medical crisis 
D)  country-level problem 
A)  epidemic 
B)  pandemic 
C)  medical crisis 
D)  country-level problem

Question 20

Which of the following is true about the new health care plan in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of uninsured Americans is gradually decreasing. 
B)  Insurance companies allow doctors to determine which services are medically necessary and how much they will be reimbursed. 
C)  Individuals cannot be discriminated against because of preexisting conditions unless it is a result of obesity or smoking. 
D)  Nobody has to pay taxes. 
A)  The number of uninsured Americans is gradually decreasing. 
B)  Insurance companies allow doctors to determine which services are medically necessary and how much they will be reimbursed. 
C)  Individuals cannot be discriminated against because of preexisting conditions unless it is a result of obesity or smoking. 
D)  Nobody has to pay taxes.

Massachusetts has the most "active patient care doctors" per 100,000 residents with 314; Mississippi has the fewest with 159.

List and discuss the problems in the U.S. health care system presented in the text. Be sure to provide concrete evidence in your discussion.

Africa has the highest percentage of people who are infected with HIV/AIDS in the world.

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

Medicine practiced by the dominant groups of physicians in Western societies is known as homeopathy.

______ U.S. states give competent, terminally ill adults the legal right to commit suicide.

Which of the following about the British health care system is true?

A study of the ways that health care is affected by the political party that is in power would be a ______.

According to the text, functional theorists focus primarily on the micro-level of the health care system.

Discuss the components of the Affordable Care Act. What effect has this act had on the number of people who have health insurance in the United States?

Compare and contrast socialized and decentralized national health care programs.

The international sale of body parts on the black market is a macro-level problem.

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

Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of euthanasia?

Which of the following statements about gender patterns in Western cultures is false?

Sales of skin, bones, tissue, and dental implants from fresh corpses have grown, with a center of such activity in Ukraine.

In sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is very common and continues to spread rapidly. In sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is most accurately described as a(n) ______.

Which of the following is true about the new health care plan in the United States?

Sociology: a Unique Way to View the World

Examining the Social World: How Do We Know

Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World

Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane

Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work

Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Weirdos, Freaks, and Folks Like Us

Stratification: Rich and Famousor Rags and Famine

Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond Us and Them

Gender Stratification: Shehewho Goes First

Family and Education: Institutionalizing Socialization

Politics and Economics: Probing Power; Dissecting Distribution

Population and Urbanization: Living on Planet Earth

Process of Change: We Can Make a Difference

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Exam 11: Health Care: an Anatomy of Health and Illness

Massachusetts has the most "active patient care doctors" per 100,000 residents with 314; Mississippi has the fewest with 159.

List and discuss the problems in the U.S. health care system presented in the text. Be sure to provide concrete evidence in your discussion.

Africa has the highest percentage of people who are infected with HIV/AIDS in the world.

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

Medicine practiced by the dominant groups of physicians in Western societies is known as homeopathy.

______ U.S. states give competent, terminally ill adults the legal right to commit suicide.

Which of the following about the British health care system is true?

A study of the ways that health care is affected by the political party that is in power would be a ______.

According to the text, functional theorists focus primarily on the micro-level of the health care system.

Discuss the components of the Affordable Care Act. What effect has this act had on the number of people who have health insurance in the United States?

Compare and contrast socialized and decentralized national health care programs.

The international sale of body parts on the black market is a macro-level problem.

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

Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of euthanasia?

Which of the following statements about gender patterns in Western cultures is false?

Sales of skin, bones, tissue, and dental implants from fresh corpses have grown, with a center of such activity in Ukraine.

In sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is very common and continues to spread rapidly. In sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is most accurately described as a(n) ______.

Which of the following is true about the new health care plan in the United States?

Sociology: a Unique Way to View the World

Examining the Social World: How Do We Know

Society and Culture: Hardware and Software of Our Social World

Socialization: Becoming Human and Humane

Interaction, Groups, and Organizations: Connections That Work

Deviance and Social Control: Sickos, Weirdos, Freaks, and Folks Like Us

Stratification: Rich and Famousor Rags and Famine

Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond Us and Them

Gender Stratification: Shehewho Goes First

Family and Education: Institutionalizing Socialization

Politics and Economics: Probing Power; Dissecting Distribution

Population and Urbanization: Living on Planet Earth

Process of Change: We Can Make a Difference

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