Question 1

______ is the process of medical professionals taking control of an aspect of human life.

Accepted Answer

A)  Health status 
B)  Socialization 
C)  Medicalization 
D)  Medical regulation 
A)  Health status 
B)  Socialization 
C)  Medicalization 
D)  Medical regulation C

Question 2

A program focused on encouraging immunizations is a direct medical intervention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What are problems with the patchwork system of health care in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The first issue is cost. In 2016, the United States spent $10,348 per capita on health care-about twice what the average comparable country spent in the same year. Researchers note that this high spending cost is associated with more administrative health care costs than patient services. Additionally, people in the United States do not tend to be as healthy or live as long as people in most Global North nations. For instance, the average life expectancy is 79 years-3 years less than the comparable country average. Finally, the United States does not offer a comprehensive health care coverage plan leaving 9% of Americans without any health insurance at all.

Question 4

Americans get better health in return for their higher health care expenditures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain how African American women are at a greater risk than White women for issues with childbirth.

Accepted Answer

Due to discriminatory medical practices

Question 6

What social change during the nineteenth century encouraged medical practitioners to see illness as the product of unhealthy decisions made by the afflicted?

Accepted Answer

A)  technology 
B)  globalization 
C)  enlightenment 
D)  scientific medicine 
A)  technology 
B)  globalization 
C)  enlightenment 
D)  scientific medicine

Question 7

Explain how the definition alcoholism was affected by medicalization.

Accepted Answer

Medicalization is the process of medical

Question 8

Which is an example of a contested illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  acne 
B)  bronchitis 
C)  fibromyalgia 
D)  common Cold 
A)  acne 
B)  bronchitis 
C)  fibromyalgia 
D)  common Cold

Question 9

What gendered expectation for women brings them into contact with more medical professionals and more likely to report symptoms of illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  nutrition 
B)  caregiving 
C)  breadwinning 
D)  domestic relationships 
A)  nutrition 
B)  caregiving 
C)  breadwinning 
D)  domestic relationships

Question 10

Sociologists believe the concepts of health and illness are socially constructed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What theoretical perspective posits that socioeconomic status is a primary determinant of health across different social contexts?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  functionalism 
C)  rational choice 
D)  fundamental cause 
A)  conflict 
B)  functionalism 
C)  rational choice 
D)  fundamental cause

Question 12

Female hysteria was a common diagnosis in Western Europe and the United States before the twentieth century. Symptoms varied from nervousness to a tendency to cause trouble for others. It became clear that hysteria was a label used to oppress women or explain the discontent and trauma due to their social position. As a result, the American Psychiatric Association abandoned the label of hysteria in 1952. This example illustrates the ______ of a condition.

Accepted Answer

A)  epidemiology 
B)  demography 
C)  medicalization 
D)  demedicalization 
A)  epidemiology 
B)  demography 
C)  medicalization 
D)  demedicalization

Question 13

Define contested illness and the role of patient movements in their definition.

Accepted Answer

Contested illnesses are illnesses withou

Question 14

Nadia is a child with a rare connective tissue disorder. Due to her medical condition she is injured easily and had many surgeries on her joints throughout her life. Her parents are both employed, but the cost of her medical care often surpasses the income they earn per year. Her medical condition is so costly that her parents rely on ______ to pay the medical bills.

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicaid 
B)  Medicare 
C)  patchwork system 
D)  single-payer health care system 
A)  Medicaid 
B)  Medicare 
C)  patchwork system 
D)  single-payer health care system

Question 15

Provide examples of how health care professionals promote health and access to health care through charity.

Accepted Answer

Some organizations, like Alex's Lemonade

Question 16

What is the number one cause of personal bankruptcy filings in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  disability 
B)  retirement 
C)  medical debt 
D)  unemployment 
A)  disability 
B)  retirement 
C)  medical debt 
D)  unemployment

Question 17

Illustrate the impact on the four consistent factors that help explain the effect of socioeconomic status on health: exposure to stress, exposure to environmental factors, lack of access to high quality food, and lack of access to health care.

Accepted Answer

First, those with low socioeconomic stat

Question 18

What practice of group contact did medieval communities utilize when encountering those afflicted with leprosy?

Accepted Answer

A)  genocide 
B)  pluralism 
C)  segregation 
D)  assimilation 
A)  genocide 
B)  pluralism 
C)  segregation 
D)  assimilation

Question 19

Which statement accurately describes the health care system in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States insures a larger share of its population than countries in the Global North. 
B)  The United States patchwork system is more cost effective than single-payer. 
C)  The United States patchwork system encourages overutilization of unnecessary services. 
D)  The United States has a longer life expectancy than other nations. 
A)  The United States insures a larger share of its population than countries in the Global North. 
B)  The United States patchwork system is more cost effective than single-payer. 
C)  The United States patchwork system encourages overutilization of unnecessary services. 
D)  The United States has a longer life expectancy than other nations.

Question 20

______ illnesses lack a consensus about their causes, symptomology, or treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Acute 
B)  Chronic 
C)  Contested 
D)  Agreeable 
A)  Acute 
B)  Chronic 
C)  Contested 
D)  Agreeable

______ is the process of medical professionals taking control of an aspect of human life.

A program focused on encouraging immunizations is a direct medical intervention.

What are problems with the patchwork system of health care in the United States?

Americans get better health in return for their higher health care expenditures.

Explain how African American women are at a greater risk than White women for issues with childbirth.

What social change during the nineteenth century encouraged medical practitioners to see illness as the product of unhealthy decisions made by the afflicted?

Explain how the definition alcoholism was affected by medicalization.

Which is an example of a contested illness?

What gendered expectation for women brings them into contact with more medical professionals and more likely to report symptoms of illness?

Sociologists believe the concepts of health and illness are socially constructed.

What theoretical perspective posits that socioeconomic status is a primary determinant of health across different social contexts?

Define contested illness and the role of patient movements in their definition.

Provide examples of how health care professionals promote health and access to health care through charity.

What is the number one cause of personal bankruptcy filings in the United States?

Illustrate the impact on the four consistent factors that help explain the effect of socioeconomic status on health: exposure to stress, exposure to environmental factors, lack of access to high quality food, and lack of access to health care.

What practice of group contact did medieval communities utilize when encountering those afflicted with leprosy?

Which statement accurately describes the health care system in the United States?

______ illnesses lack a consensus about their causes, symptomology, or treatment.

Understanding and Solving Social Problems

Analyzing Economic Inequalities

Recognizing Racism and Racial Inequalities

Examining Gender Inequalities

Focusing on Sex and Sexualities

Preparing for Aging Societies

Making Sense of Migration and Immigration

Researching Environmental Problems

Contesting Crime

Understanding War and Terrorism

Identifying Problems in the Criminal Justice System

Discovering Problems in the Family

Pursuing Equity in Education

Realizing the Powerand Vulnerabilityof Institutions

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Exam 14: Prioritizing Health and Health Care Inequalities

______ is the process of medical professionals taking control of an aspect of human life.

A program focused on encouraging immunizations is a direct medical intervention.

What are problems with the patchwork system of health care in the United States?

Americans get better health in return for their higher health care expenditures.

Explain how African American women are at a greater risk than White women for issues with childbirth.

What social change during the nineteenth century encouraged medical practitioners to see illness as the product of unhealthy decisions made by the afflicted?

Explain how the definition alcoholism was affected by medicalization.

Which is an example of a contested illness?

What gendered expectation for women brings them into contact with more medical professionals and more likely to report symptoms of illness?

Sociologists believe the concepts of health and illness are socially constructed.

What theoretical perspective posits that socioeconomic status is a primary determinant of health across different social contexts?

Define contested illness and the role of patient movements in their definition.

Provide examples of how health care professionals promote health and access to health care through charity.

What is the number one cause of personal bankruptcy filings in the United States?

Illustrate the impact on the four consistent factors that help explain the effect of socioeconomic status on health: exposure to stress, exposure to environmental factors, lack of access to high quality food, and lack of access to health care.

What practice of group contact did medieval communities utilize when encountering those afflicted with leprosy?

Which statement accurately describes the health care system in the United States?

______ illnesses lack a consensus about their causes, symptomology, or treatment.

Understanding and Solving Social Problems

Analyzing Economic Inequalities

Recognizing Racism and Racial Inequalities

Examining Gender Inequalities

Focusing on Sex and Sexualities

Preparing for Aging Societies

Making Sense of Migration and Immigration

Researching Environmental Problems

Contesting Crime

Understanding War and Terrorism

Identifying Problems in the Criminal Justice System

Discovering Problems in the Family

Pursuing Equity in Education

Realizing the Powerand Vulnerabilityof Institutions

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