Question 1

The rate of tuberculosis increased dramatically during the 1980s.As a result,tuberculosis during those years should be referred to as

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A)  an endemic illness. 
B)  an epidemic. 
C)  an acute illness. 
D)  a pandemic. 
E)  a prevalent illness. 
A)  an endemic illness. 
B)  an epidemic. 
C)  an acute illness. 
D)  a pandemic. 
E)  a prevalent illness. B

Question 2

Researchers increasingly use big data because it

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A)  reflects virtually the entire population. 
B)  less often was collected for a specific purpose that might have biased the results. 
C)  is increasingly accessible due to electronic record keeping. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  reflects virtually the entire population. 
B)  less often was collected for a specific purpose that might have biased the results. 
C)  is increasingly accessible due to electronic record keeping. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above D

Question 3

Which of the following research projects best reflects a sociological perspective?

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A)  how biological factors can trigger alcoholism 
B)  how one's relationship with one's mother can trigger alcoholism 
C)  how prejudice against Native Americans can foster high rates of alcoholism among Native Americans 
D)  how genetic factors can cause Native Americans to have a high rate of alcoholism 
E)  how Native American culture encourages individuals to become alcoholic 
A)  how biological factors can trigger alcoholism 
B)  how one's relationship with one's mother can trigger alcoholism 
C)  how prejudice against Native Americans can foster high rates of alcoholism among Native Americans 
D)  how genetic factors can cause Native Americans to have a high rate of alcoholism 
E)  how Native American culture encourages individuals to become alcoholic C

Question 4

According to most scholars,life expectancy in the United States increased dramatically after 1900 because of

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A)  the introduction of smallpox inoculation. 
B)  the development of new medical treatments. 
C)  changes in nutrition and living conditions. 
D)  the natural evolution of epidemics. 
E)  the natural evolution of microorganisms into less dangerous forms. 
A)  the introduction of smallpox inoculation. 
B)  the development of new medical treatments. 
C)  changes in nutrition and living conditions. 
D)  the natural evolution of epidemics. 
E)  the natural evolution of microorganisms into less dangerous forms.

Question 5

In 1900,life expectancy for US whites was

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A)  almost 30 years. 
B)  almost 40 years. 
C)  almost 50 years. 
D)  almost 70 years. 
E)  over 80 years. 
A)  almost 30 years. 
B)  almost 40 years. 
C)  almost 50 years. 
D)  almost 70 years. 
E)  over 80 years.

Question 6

Before 1900,the most common causes of death in the United States were

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A)  chronic diseases. 
B)  infectious diseases. 
C)  accidents and trauma. 
D)  infant and maternal mortality. 
E)  diseases of old age. 
A)  chronic diseases. 
B)  infectious diseases. 
C)  accidents and trauma. 
D)  infant and maternal mortality. 
E)  diseases of old age.

Question 7

Which of the following is true?

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A)  Qualitative data is particularly useful for helping us understand how people think about their lives. 
B)  Quantitative data is particularly useful for helping us understand how people think about their lives. 
C)  Quantitative data is especially useful when it provides in-depth analysis of small samples. 
D)  Quantitative research is most useful for studying tobacco use. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Qualitative data is particularly useful for helping us understand how people think about their lives. 
B)  Quantitative data is particularly useful for helping us understand how people think about their lives. 
C)  Quantitative data is especially useful when it provides in-depth analysis of small samples. 
D)  Quantitative research is most useful for studying tobacco use. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 8

How can a reader tell if an article or Internet website is a reliable data source?

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To determine if an article or Internet w

Question 9

Sociology of medicine refers to the study of how social factors affect

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A)  health and illness. 
B)  health care. 
C)  health, illness, and health care, raising questions that sociologists, but not necessarily doctors, consider important. 
D)  health, illness, and health care, raising questions that doctors, but not necessarily sociologists, consider important. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  health and illness. 
B)  health care. 
C)  health, illness, and health care, raising questions that sociologists, but not necessarily doctors, consider important. 
D)  health, illness, and health care, raising questions that doctors, but not necessarily sociologists, consider important. 
E)  all of the above

Question 10

Changing social conditions for women in the eighteenth-century contributed to increases in life expectancy.How do you think African American women were - or were not - affected by those changes?

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In the eighteenth century, changing soci

Question 11

Those who frame their research questions in terms of public issues,rather than personal troubles,can be said to use

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A)  the sociological perspective. 
B)  functionalist theory. 
C)  psychoanalysis. 
D)  a public health perspective. 
E)  radical theory. 
A)  the sociological perspective. 
B)  functionalist theory. 
C)  psychoanalysis. 
D)  a public health perspective. 
E)  radical theory.

Question 12

Which of the following research projects would someone who engages in the sociology of medicine be mostly likely to pursue?

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A)  how doctors' attitudes result in poorer persons receiving worse health care than wealthier persons 
B)  how poor people's attitudes toward doctors result in their receiving a lower quality of care than wealthier persons receive 
C)  why poor persons develop arthritis more often than wealthier persons 
D)  how individuals' attitudes toward risk-taking affect whether they follow medical advice 
E)  why wealthier persons live longer on average than poor persons 
A)  how doctors' attitudes result in poorer persons receiving worse health care than wealthier persons 
B)  how poor people's attitudes toward doctors result in their receiving a lower quality of care than wealthier persons receive 
C)  why poor persons develop arthritis more often than wealthier persons 
D)  how individuals' attitudes toward risk-taking affect whether they follow medical advice 
E)  why wealthier persons live longer on average than poor persons

Question 13

To decide whether to believe in the results of a published study,it helps to know

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A)  whether the research was based on a random sample. 
B)  whether the researchers controlled statistically for possibly confounding variables. 
C)  what type of magazine or journal published it. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  whether the research was based on a random sample. 
B)  whether the researchers controlled statistically for possibly confounding variables. 
C)  what type of magazine or journal published it. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

The history of disease before the 1900s suggests that

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A)  cities are healthier places to live than rural areas. 
B)  long-distance travel increases public health by exposing doctors to new scientific ideas. 
C)  changes in medical technology play a large role in increasing average life expectancy. 
D)  changes in the knowledge base of folk healers play a large role in increasing average life expectancy. 
E)  changes in women's roles can play a large role in increasing average life expectancy. 
A)  cities are healthier places to live than rural areas. 
B)  long-distance travel increases public health by exposing doctors to new scientific ideas. 
C)  changes in medical technology play a large role in increasing average life expectancy. 
D)  changes in the knowledge base of folk healers play a large role in increasing average life expectancy. 
E)  changes in women's roles can play a large role in increasing average life expectancy.

Question 15

What does this textbook mean by a critical approach? By power? Give an example of how power affects health care delivery in the United States.

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A critical approach in a textbook typica

Question 16

Compared to other sociologists,critical sociologists place greater emphasis on the role played by

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A)  social roles. 
B)  power. 
C)  socialization. 
D)  epidemiology. 
E)  educational institutions. 
A)  social roles. 
B)  power. 
C)  socialization. 
D)  epidemiology. 
E)  educational institutions.

Question 17

Which of the following research topics best reflects the sociological perspective?

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A)  how women's traditional role can foster depression 
B)  how women's hormonal swings can foster depression 
C)  how best to use mood-altering drugs in treating depressed women 
D)  how best to use psychotherapy in treating depressed women 
E)  how women's relationships with their mothers can foster depression 
A)  how women's traditional role can foster depression 
B)  how women's hormonal swings can foster depression 
C)  how best to use mood-altering drugs in treating depressed women 
D)  how best to use psychotherapy in treating depressed women 
E)  how women's relationships with their mothers can foster depression

Question 18

What is the sociological perspective? How do the questions sociologists ask differ from the questions asked by psychologists or health care providers?

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The sociological perspective is a way of

Question 19

In Germany,infectious and parasitic diseases are relatively rare,chronic and degenerative diseases are relatively common,and life expectancy is high.From these facts,we can conclude that Germany has experienced the

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A)  epidemiological transition. 
B)  sociological transition. 
C)  expectational profile. 
D)  demographic shift. 
E)  developed nation syndrome. 
A)  epidemiological transition. 
B)  sociological transition. 
C)  expectational profile. 
D)  demographic shift. 
E)  developed nation syndrome.

Question 20

The sociological perspective emphasizes the role played by

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A)  social security. 
B)  power. 
C)  genetics. 
D)  culture. 
E)  biological events. 
A)  social security. 
B)  power. 
C)  genetics. 
D)  culture. 
E)  biological events.

The rate of tuberculosis increased dramatically during the 1980s.As a result,tuberculosis during those years should be referred to as

Researchers increasingly use big data because it

Which of the following research projects best reflects a sociological perspective?

According to most scholars,life expectancy in the United States increased dramatically after 1900 because of

In 1900,life expectancy for US whites was

Before 1900,the most common causes of death in the United States were

Which of the following is true?

How can a reader tell if an article or Internet website is a reliable data source?

Sociology of medicine refers to the study of how social factors affect

Changing social conditions for women in the eighteenth-century contributed to increases in life expectancy.How do you think African American women were - or were not - affected by those changes?

Those who frame their research questions in terms of public issues,rather than personal troubles,can be said to use

Which of the following research projects would someone who engages in the sociology of medicine be mostly likely to pursue?

To decide whether to believe in the results of a published study,it helps to know

The history of disease before the 1900s suggests that

What does this textbook mean by a critical approach? By power? Give an example of how power affects health care delivery in the United States.

Compared to other sociologists,critical sociologists place greater emphasis on the role played by

Which of the following research topics best reflects the sociological perspective?

What is the sociological perspective? How do the questions sociologists ask differ from the questions asked by psychologists or health care providers?

In Germany,infectious and parasitic diseases are relatively rare,chronic and degenerative diseases are relatively common,and life expectancy is high.From these facts,we can conclude that Germany has experienced the

The sociological perspective emphasizes the role played by

The Social Sources of Illness

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in the Less Developed Nations

The Social Meanings of Illness

The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness

The Sociology of Mental Illness

Health Care in the United States

Health Care Around the Globe

Health Care Settings and Technologies

The Profession of Medicine

Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers

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Exam 1: The Sociology of Health,Illness, and Health Care

The rate of tuberculosis increased dramatically during the 1980s.As a result,tuberculosis during those years should be referred to as

Researchers increasingly use big data because it

Which of the following research projects best reflects a sociological perspective?

According to most scholars,life expectancy in the United States increased dramatically after 1900 because of

In 1900,life expectancy for US whites was

Before 1900,the most common causes of death in the United States were

Which of the following is true?

How can a reader tell if an article or Internet website is a reliable data source?

Sociology of medicine refers to the study of how social factors affect

Changing social conditions for women in the eighteenth-century contributed to increases in life expectancy.How do you think African American women were - or were not - affected by those changes?

Those who frame their research questions in terms of public issues,rather than personal troubles,can be said to use

Which of the following research projects would someone who engages in the sociology of medicine be mostly likely to pursue?

To decide whether to believe in the results of a published study,it helps to know

The history of disease before the 1900s suggests that

What does this textbook mean by a critical approach? By power? Give an example of how power affects health care delivery in the United States.

Compared to other sociologists,critical sociologists place greater emphasis on the role played by

Which of the following research topics best reflects the sociological perspective?

What is the sociological perspective? How do the questions sociologists ask differ from the questions asked by psychologists or health care providers?

In Germany,infectious and parasitic diseases are relatively rare,chronic and degenerative diseases are relatively common,and life expectancy is high.From these facts,we can conclude that Germany has experienced the

The sociological perspective emphasizes the role played by

The Social Sources of Illness

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in the Less Developed Nations

The Social Meanings of Illness

The Experience of Disability, Chronic Pain, and Chronic Illness

The Sociology of Mental Illness

Health Care in the United States

Health Care Around the Globe

Health Care Settings and Technologies

The Profession of Medicine

Other Mainstream and Alternative Health Care Providers

Issues in Bioethics

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