Question 1

American Indians and Native Alaskans often view life and death _________.

Accepted Answer

A) in a strictly linear fashion, where life precedes death and is completely ended at death 
B) as a product of physical events 
C) without much anxiety 
D) as interwoven and related in a circular fashion 
E) as explicitly distinct and unrelated to each other 
A) in a strictly linear fashion, where life precedes death and is completely ended at death 
B) as a product of physical events 
C) without much anxiety 
D) as interwoven and related in a circular fashion 
E) as explicitly distinct and unrelated to each other D

Question 2

Research on attitudes toward funerals among Asian and Pacific Island Americans indicates that funerals are _________.

Accepted Answer

A) generally not regarded as very important by the community 
B) likely to involve strict rituals and roles for participants 
C) usually limited to those who knew the deceased personally 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) generally not regarded as very important by the community 
B) likely to involve strict rituals and roles for participants 
C) usually limited to those who knew the deceased personally 
D) All of these 
E) None of these B

Question 3

Persons of Hispanic origin in the United States:

Accepted Answer

A) Are primarily individuals who live in or came to the mainland from Puerto Rico 
B) May be of any race 
C) Exclude individuals from Central and South America 
D) Are Caucasians distinguished in government documents from the larger community of "Anglo" whites 
E) None of these 
A) Are primarily individuals who live in or came to the mainland from Puerto Rico 
B) May be of any race 
C) Exclude individuals from Central and South America 
D) Are Caucasians distinguished in government documents from the larger community of "Anglo" whites 
E) None of these B

Question 4

In their death-related practices, African Americans are said to be:

Accepted Answer

A) Unwilling to touch the body at the funeral, but likely to visit the grave 
B) Unlikely to be freely expressive in times of grief 
C) Likely to regard funerals as unimportant 
D) Unlikely to hold funeral directors in high regard 
E) Likely to view death as a moment in which recognition can be provided for the deceased person's ability to stand up to others 
A) Unwilling to touch the body at the funeral, but likely to visit the grave 
B) Unlikely to be freely expressive in times of grief 
C) Likely to regard funerals as unimportant 
D) Unlikely to hold funeral directors in high regard 
E) Likely to view death as a moment in which recognition can be provided for the deceased person's ability to stand up to others

Question 5

Efforts to study death rates among Hispanic Americans face special difficulties because:

Accepted Answer

A) Data collected on death rates mainly derives from records in county offices. 
B) Death records record race, but not Hispanic origin. 
C) Noting the Hispanic origin of a person who has died depends upon accuracy by the recorder and reliable information from sources. 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Data collected on death rates mainly derives from records in county offices. 
B) Death records record race, but not Hispanic origin. 
C) Noting the Hispanic origin of a person who has died depends upon accuracy by the recorder and reliable information from sources. 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 6

Age-adjusted death rates for African Americans in our society are _________.

Accepted Answer

A) higher than those for Caucasian Americans 
B) about the same as those for Caucasian Americans 
C) lower than those for Caucasian Americans 
D) undocumented 
E) None of these 
A) higher than those for Caucasian Americans 
B) about the same as those for Caucasian Americans 
C) lower than those for Caucasian Americans 
D) undocumented 
E) None of these

Question 7

What does it mean to speak of "death-related practices"? Identify and briefly explain two (2)different death-related practices mentioned in Chapter 5 in which one notes cultural differences.

Accepted Answer

Speaking of "death-related practices" re

Question 8

Causes of death among American Indians and Native Alaskans have typically most often involved:

Accepted Answer

A) Communicable diseases 
B) Degenerative diseases 
C) Increased average life expectancy 
D) Rejection of the view that life and death are linked in a circular fashion 
E) Low risk of sudden infant death syndrome 
A) Communicable diseases 
B) Degenerative diseases 
C) Increased average life expectancy 
D) Rejection of the view that life and death are linked in a circular fashion 
E) Low risk of sudden infant death syndrome

Question 9

In the Tuskegee syphilis study, _________.

Accepted Answer

A) participants were informed of the nature of their disease 
B) participants were treated with penicillin when it became available in the mid-1940s 
C) participants included African-American farmers in Alabama at different economic levels 
D) while treatments were initially suspended when results were unimpressive, study of the progress of the disease continued until participants died 
E) the study itself was halted before it was exposed by the press 
A) participants were informed of the nature of their disease 
B) participants were treated with penicillin when it became available in the mid-1940s 
C) participants included African-American farmers in Alabama at different economic levels 
D) while treatments were initially suspended when results were unimpressive, study of the progress of the disease continued until participants died 
E) the study itself was halted before it was exposed by the press

Question 10

One study of attitudes among Asian and Pacific Island Americans toward physician-assisted suicide found that _________.

Accepted Answer

A) such attitudes tended to be associated with religious factors 
B) acculturation to the dominant culture influenced such attitudes 
C) those attitudes were most hostile among sub-groups with the worst health status and the shortest life expectancy among study populations 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) such attitudes tended to be associated with religious factors 
B) acculturation to the dominant culture influenced such attitudes 
C) those attitudes were most hostile among sub-groups with the worst health status and the shortest life expectancy among study populations 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 11

In 2014, Asian and Pacific Island Americans experienced approximately _________.

Accepted Answer

A) 117,135 deaths 
B) 286,573 deaths 
C) 12,415 deaths 
D) 61,570 deaths 
E) None of these 
A) 117,135 deaths 
B) 286,573 deaths 
C) 12,415 deaths 
D) 61,570 deaths 
E) None of these

Question 12

List two important ways in which Hispanic Americans' encounters with dying and death are likely to be different from those of African Americans. Explain in depth your reasons for seeing these as differences. Then suggest how these differences in encounters might affect attitudes toward death in these two communities. (This question could be varied by altering the communities that it compares: for example, Asian Americans vs. Native Americans.)

Accepted Answer

One important way in which Hispanic Amer

Question 13

Among Asian and Pacific Island Americans, death-related attitudes and practices _________.

Accepted Answer

A) tend to sever links with the deceased after the funeral 
B) often frown upon large-scale, public activities 
C) permit only infrequent visits to gravesites 
D) Allow for continued relationships between the deceased and survivors 
E) frequently discourage touching the body of the deceased 
A) tend to sever links with the deceased after the funeral 
B) often frown upon large-scale, public activities 
C) permit only infrequent visits to gravesites 
D) Allow for continued relationships between the deceased and survivors 
E) frequently discourage touching the body of the deceased

Question 14

Contrast what you have learned about cultural differences regarding care of the dying and communications with the dying in any two (2)of the four groups discussed in Chapter 5.

Accepted Answer

In Chapter 5, we discussed cultural diff

Question 15

Among Hispanic Americans, death-related attitudes appear to _________.

Accepted Answer

A) favor displacement of the locus of emotional support from the family unit 
B) be shaped largely by family and religion 
C) derive from the structure of the Spanish language 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) favor displacement of the locus of emotional support from the family unit 
B) be shaped largely by family and religion 
C) derive from the structure of the Spanish language 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 16

Research indicates that Asian and Pacific Island American attitudes toward death involve:

Accepted Answer

A) Preferences that dying persons not be told they are dying 
B) A view that talking about bad things may actually produce them 
C) A desire to maintain control over communication 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Preferences that dying persons not be told they are dying 
B) A view that talking about bad things may actually produce them 
C) A desire to maintain control over communication 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 17

Table 5.2 in Chapter 5 shows important contrasts in age-adjusted death rates between the four cultural groups discussed in this chapter. Identify and discuss one important lesson to be learned from these contrasts?

Accepted Answer

One important lesson to be learned from

Question 18

Explain the importance of the family in death-related matters among Hispanic Americans and African Americans. Be specific. Give examples.

Accepted Answer

The family plays a crucial role in death

Question 19

In general, death rates among African Americans are influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A) Poverty 
B) Inadequate access to health care 
C) A relatively high incidence of life-threatening behavior 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Poverty 
B) Inadequate access to health care 
C) A relatively high incidence of life-threatening behavior 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 20

Identify and discuss one lesson that is important to our course that we should learn from the account of a "happy funeral" near the beginning of Chapter 5.

Accepted Answer

One important lesson that we can learn f

American Indians and Native Alaskans often view life and death _________.

Research on attitudes toward funerals among Asian and Pacific Island Americans indicates that funerals are _________.

Persons of Hispanic origin in the United States:

In their death-related practices, African Americans are said to be:

Efforts to study death rates among Hispanic Americans face special difficulties because:

Age-adjusted death rates for African Americans in our society are _________.

What does it mean to speak of "death-related practices"? Identify and briefly explain two (2)different death-related practices mentioned in Chapter 5 in which one notes cultural differences.

Causes of death among American Indians and Native Alaskans have typically most often involved:

In the Tuskegee syphilis study, _________.

One study of attitudes among Asian and Pacific Island Americans toward physician-assisted suicide found that _________.

In 2014, Asian and Pacific Island Americans experienced approximately _________.

Among Asian and Pacific Island Americans, death-related attitudes and practices _________.

Contrast what you have learned about cultural differences regarding care of the dying and communications with the dying in any two (2)of the four groups discussed in Chapter 5.

Among Hispanic Americans, death-related attitudes appear to _________.

Research indicates that Asian and Pacific Island American attitudes toward death involve:

Table 5.2 in Chapter 5 shows important contrasts in age-adjusted death rates between the four cultural groups discussed in this chapter. Identify and discuss one important lesson to be learned from these contrasts?

Explain the importance of the family in death-related matters among Hispanic Americans and African Americans. Be specific. Give examples.

In general, death rates among African Americans are influenced by:

Identify and discuss one lesson that is important to our course that we should learn from the account of a "happy funeral" near the beginning of Chapter 5.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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Exam 5: Cultural Patterns and Death

American Indians and Native Alaskans often view life and death _________.

Research on attitudes toward funerals among Asian and Pacific Island Americans indicates that funerals are _________.

Persons of Hispanic origin in the United States:

In their death-related practices, African Americans are said to be:

Efforts to study death rates among Hispanic Americans face special difficulties because:

Age-adjusted death rates for African Americans in our society are _________.

What does it mean to speak of "death-related practices"? Identify and briefly explain two (2)different death-related practices mentioned in Chapter 5 in which one notes cultural differences.

Causes of death among American Indians and Native Alaskans have typically most often involved:

In the Tuskegee syphilis study, _________.

One study of attitudes among Asian and Pacific Island Americans toward physician-assisted suicide found that _________.

In 2014, Asian and Pacific Island Americans experienced approximately _________.

Among Asian and Pacific Island Americans, death-related attitudes and practices _________.

Contrast what you have learned about cultural differences regarding care of the dying and communications with the dying in any two (2)of the four groups discussed in Chapter 5.

Among Hispanic Americans, death-related attitudes appear to _________.

Research indicates that Asian and Pacific Island American attitudes toward death involve:

Table 5.2 in Chapter 5 shows important contrasts in age-adjusted death rates between the four cultural groups discussed in this chapter. Identify and discuss one important lesson to be learned from these contrasts?

Explain the importance of the family in death-related matters among Hispanic Americans and African Americans. Be specific. Give examples.

In general, death rates among African Americans are influenced by:

Identify and discuss one lesson that is important to our course that we should learn from the account of a "happy funeral" near the beginning of Chapter 5.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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