Question 1

Biological death has remained much the same over the years and so has the manner in which humans experience death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Kubler-Ross' On Death and Dying, published in 1969, sparked a lot of interest in the topic of dying and death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The primary cause of death in the United States today is:

Accepted Answer

A) accidents 
B) old age 
C) cardiovascular disease 
D) pneumonia 
E) AIDS 
A) accidents 
B) old age 
C) cardiovascular disease 
D) pneumonia 
E) AIDS

Question 4

The sex ratio is :

Accepted Answer

A) the number of males per 100 females 
B) the number of females per 100 males 
C) the number of males per 1000 females 
D) the number of females per 1000 males 
A) the number of males per 100 females 
B) the number of females per 100 males 
C) the number of males per 1000 females 
D) the number of females per 1000 males

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an acute disease:

Accepted Answer

A) pneumonia 
B) AIDS 
C) cancer 
D) arthritis 
E) diabetes 
A) pneumonia 
B) AIDS 
C) cancer 
D) arthritis 
E) diabetes

Question 6

Conflict theory

Accepted Answer

A) emphasizes the undesirability of social change 
B) represents an equilibrium theory 
C) is associated with an analysis of disruption and change as being potentially useful 
D) none of the above describes conflict theory 
A) emphasizes the undesirability of social change 
B) represents an equilibrium theory 
C) is associated with an analysis of disruption and change as being potentially useful 
D) none of the above describes conflict theory

Question 7

Symbolic interactionism is an approach stressing the importance of interpretation of others' behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Television specials with a theme of death and dying began emerging in the 1970s in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Pre- and post-tests of the attitudes of college students enrolled in a course in death and dying revealed:

Accepted Answer

A) less death anxiety at the end of the course than at the beginning 
B) more death anxiety at the end of the course than at the beginning 
C) no change in death anxiety at the end of the course 
D) less anxiety at the beginning of the course than at the end 
E) both b and d of the above 
A) less death anxiety at the end of the course than at the beginning 
B) more death anxiety at the end of the course than at the beginning 
C) no change in death anxiety at the end of the course 
D) less anxiety at the beginning of the course than at the end 
E) both b and d of the above

Question 10

The interdisciplinary study of dying, death and bereavement is called "thanatology."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which was not cited in the text as a reason for the increased interest in the study of dying, death and bereavement?

Accepted Answer

A) an aura of mystery developed with deaths occurring in institutional settings 
B) prolonged life as a result of medical and scientific breakthroughs resulting in numerous ethical issues 
C) large percentages of the population leaving the urban areas and returning to the farm where death is a daily event 
D) all of the above were cited 
A) an aura of mystery developed with deaths occurring in institutional settings 
B) prolonged life as a result of medical and scientific breakthroughs resulting in numerous ethical issues 
C) large percentages of the population leaving the urban areas and returning to the farm where death is a daily event 
D) all of the above were cited

Question 12

A sociological study of death is likely to include:

Accepted Answer

A) an effort to determine whether certain death?related behavior is moral or ethical. 
B) a consideration of how biological organs function to produce death. 
C) a consideration of how humans originally became subject to death. 
D) a consideration of how social factors influence biological factors related death. 
A) an effort to determine whether certain death?related behavior is moral or ethical. 
B) a consideration of how biological organs function to produce death. 
C) a consideration of how humans originally became subject to death. 
D) a consideration of how social factors influence biological factors related death.

Question 13

Two professional journals in death and dying today are:

Accepted Answer

A) Death Education and Death and Life 
B) Alpha and Omega 
C) Omega and Death Studies 
D) Thanatology Studies and Death and Dying 
E) Death and Dying and Death Studies 
A) Death Education and Death and Life 
B) Alpha and Omega 
C) Omega and Death Studies 
D) Thanatology Studies and Death and Dying 
E) Death and Dying and Death Studies

Biological death has remained much the same over the years and so has the manner in which humans experience death.

Kubler-Ross' On Death and Dying, published in 1969, sparked a lot of interest in the topic of dying and death.

The primary cause of death in the United States today is:

The sex ratio is :

Which of the following is an example of an acute disease:

Conflict theory

Symbolic interactionism is an approach stressing the importance of interpretation of others' behavior.

Television specials with a theme of death and dying began emerging in the 1970s in the United States.

Pre- and post-tests of the attitudes of college students enrolled in a course in death and dying revealed:

The interdisciplinary study of dying, death and bereavement is called "thanatology."

Which was not cited in the text as a reason for the increased interest in the study of dying, death and bereavement?

A sociological study of death is likely to include:

Two professional journals in death and dying today are:

The American Experience of Death

Growing up With Death

Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

The Dying Process

Living With Dying

Dying in the American Health-Care System

Biomedical Issues and Euthanasia

Suicide

Diversity in Death Rituals

The Business of Dying

The Legal Aspects of Dying

Coping With Loss

Grieving Throughout the Lifecycle

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Exam 1: Studying Dying, Death, and Berevement

Biological death has remained much the same over the years and so has the manner in which humans experience death.

Kubler-Ross' On Death and Dying, published in 1969, sparked a lot of interest in the topic of dying and death.

The primary cause of death in the United States today is:

The sex ratio is :

Which of the following is an example of an acute disease:

Conflict theory

Symbolic interactionism is an approach stressing the importance of interpretation of others' behavior.

Television specials with a theme of death and dying began emerging in the 1970s in the United States.

Pre- and post-tests of the attitudes of college students enrolled in a course in death and dying revealed:

The interdisciplinary study of dying, death and bereavement is called "thanatology."

Which was not cited in the text as a reason for the increased interest in the study of dying, death and bereavement?

A sociological study of death is likely to include:

Two professional journals in death and dying today are:

The American Experience of Death

Growing up With Death

Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

The Dying Process

Living With Dying

Dying in the American Health-Care System

Biomedical Issues and Euthanasia

Suicide

Diversity in Death Rituals

The Business of Dying

The Legal Aspects of Dying

Coping With Loss

Grieving Throughout the Lifecycle

Filters