Question 1

Which of the following is True about the relationship between globalization and climate change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Globalization has both positive and negative impacts on climate change. 
B)  Globalization primarily has a negative impact on climate change. 
C)  Globalization has little overall effect on climate change. 
D)  Globalization primarily has a positive impact on climate change. 
A)  Globalization has both positive and negative impacts on climate change. 
B)  Globalization primarily has a negative impact on climate change. 
C)  Globalization has little overall effect on climate change. 
D)  Globalization primarily has a positive impact on climate change.

Question 2

Anorexia nervosa is best understood as the product of Western cultural norms. Therefore, it is an example of a culture-bound syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Women are more likely than men to

Accepted Answer

A)  seek medical treatment. 
B)  have heart disease. 
C)  be included in clinical studies. 
D)  suffer hypertension. 
A)  seek medical treatment. 
B)  have heart disease. 
C)  be included in clinical studies. 
D)  suffer hypertension.

Question 4

Which of the following is True about efforts to curb air pollution during the 1984 and 2008 Summer Olympics?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were successful and sustained after the events. 
B)  They were successful but not sustained after the events. 
C)  They were not immediately successful but did lead to long-term improvements. 
D)  They were unsuccessful. 
A)  They were successful and sustained after the events. 
B)  They were successful but not sustained after the events. 
C)  They were not immediately successful but did lead to long-term improvements. 
D)  They were unsuccessful.

Question 5

An example of culture-bound syndrome is

Accepted Answer

A)  hemophilia. 
B)  multiple sclerosis. 
C)  angina. 
D)  anorexia nervosa. 
A)  hemophilia. 
B)  multiple sclerosis. 
C)  angina. 
D)  anorexia nervosa.

Question 6

Poor areas around the world tend to be underserved in terms of health care in part because

Accepted Answer

A)  residents in poor countries have little need for medical treatment. 
B)  health care professionals move to industrial nations as part of brain drain. 
C)  most health care professionals return to these areas after college abroad. 
D)  people in poor nations prefer to treat their ill at home. 
A)  residents in poor countries have little need for medical treatment. 
B)  health care professionals move to industrial nations as part of brain drain. 
C)  most health care professionals return to these areas after college abroad. 
D)  people in poor nations prefer to treat their ill at home.

Question 7

Which of the following threatens the quality of water supplies on a daily basis for more than 2 billion people?

Accepted Answer

A)  the lack of sanitation facilities 
B)  None of the answer choices are correct. 
C)  radiation contamination 
D)  oil tanker spills 
A)  the lack of sanitation facilities 
B)  None of the answer choices are correct. 
C)  radiation contamination 
D)  oil tanker spills

Question 8

Which of the following factors affect a person's odds of good health?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
B)  class 
C)  gender and age 
D)  race and ethnicity 
A)  All of the answer choices are correct. 
B)  class 
C)  gender and age 
D)  race and ethnicity

Question 9

It is possible for scientists to track carbon dioxide emissions and map the current and projected contribution each country makes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of the extent to which water has become a highly contested commodity around the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neither answer choice is correct. 
B)  Both answer choices are correct. 
C)  the competition for water in the southwestern United States 
D)  the bombing of water tanks in the Middle East 
A)  Neither answer choice is correct. 
B)  Both answer choices are correct. 
C)  the competition for water in the southwestern United States 
D)  the bombing of water tanks in the Middle East

Which of the following is True about the relationship between globalization and climate change?

Anorexia nervosa is best understood as the product of Western cultural norms. Therefore, it is an example of a culture-bound syndrome.

Women are more likely than men to

Which of the following is True about efforts to curb air pollution during the 1984 and 2008 Summer Olympics?

An example of culture-bound syndrome is

Poor areas around the world tend to be underserved in terms of health care in part because

Which of the following threatens the quality of water supplies on a daily basis for more than 2 billion people?

Which of the following factors affect a person's odds of good health?

It is possible for scientists to track carbon dioxide emissions and map the current and projected contribution each country makes.

Which of the following is an example of the extent to which water has become a highly contested commodity around the world?

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Exam 14: Population, Health, and Environment

Which of the following is True about the relationship between globalization and climate change?

Anorexia nervosa is best understood as the product of Western cultural norms. Therefore, it is an example of a culture-bound syndrome.

Women are more likely than men to

Which of the following is True about efforts to curb air pollution during the 1984 and 2008 Summer Olympics?

An example of culture-bound syndrome is

Poor areas around the world tend to be underserved in terms of health care in part because

Which of the following threatens the quality of water supplies on a daily basis for more than 2 billion people?

Which of the following factors affect a person's odds of good health?

It is possible for scientists to track carbon dioxide emissions and map the current and projected contribution each country makes.

Which of the following is an example of the extent to which water has become a highly contested commodity around the world?

The Sociological Imagination

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization

Social Structure and Interaction

Deviance

Families

Education and Religion

Economy and Politics

Social Class

Global Inequality

Gender and Sexuality

Race and Ethnicity

Social Change

Filters