Question 1

Compared to modern direct-entry midwives,physicians more often

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A)  use unnecessary and potentially dangerous drugs and surgeries 
B)  restrain from using drugs in the delivery process. 
C)  support the demedicalization of birth. 
D)  offer home birth services. 
E)  earn modest incomes. 
A)  use unnecessary and potentially dangerous drugs and surgeries 
B)  restrain from using drugs in the delivery process. 
C)  support the demedicalization of birth. 
D)  offer home birth services. 
E)  earn modest incomes. A

Question 2

What similarities and differences do you see between curanderos and acupuncturists in terms of who they serve,how they enter the field,and their current social and legal positions?

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Curanderos and acupuncturists both serve individuals seeking alternative forms of healing and wellness. They often treat patients who are looking for holistic and natural remedies for their ailments. Both curanderos and acupuncturists enter their respective fields through a combination of traditional training and apprenticeship, as well as formal education and certification.

However, there are also significant differences between the two. Curanderos are often deeply rooted in indigenous cultures and may incorporate spiritual and ritualistic elements into their practice, while acupuncturists primarily follow the principles of traditional Chinese medicine. In terms of their current social and legal positions, acupuncturists are more widely accepted and regulated within the Western medical system, with licensure requirements and standards of practice. Curanderos, on the other hand, often face challenges in gaining recognition and acceptance within mainstream healthcare systems, and their legal positions may vary depending on the region and cultural context.

Overall, while both curanderos and acupuncturists share a commitment to healing and serving their communities, they operate within distinct cultural, social, and legal frameworks.

Question 3

To gain professional status,osteopaths

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A)  fought against licensure. 
B)  increased educational requirements for becoming an osteopath. 
C)  pushed for the legitimacy of spinal manipulation and refused to use drug treatments. 
D)  fought against merger with allopathic medicine. 
E)  sued the AMA for job discrimination. 
A)  fought against licensure. 
B)  increased educational requirements for becoming an osteopath. 
C)  pushed for the legitimacy of spinal manipulation and refused to use drug treatments. 
D)  fought against merger with allopathic medicine. 
E)  sued the AMA for job discrimination. B

Question 4

Which of the following is true?

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A)  Lay midwives typically work at local clinics. 
B)  With low-risk populations, home birth conducted by experienced lay midwives is as safe as doctor-attended hospital births. 
C)  Babies delivered by lay midwives are significantly more likely to die than babies delivered by obstetricians. 
D)  Lay midwifery is illegal in all 50 states. 
E)  Lay midwifery is legal in all 50 states. 
A)  Lay midwives typically work at local clinics. 
B)  With low-risk populations, home birth conducted by experienced lay midwives is as safe as doctor-attended hospital births. 
C)  Babies delivered by lay midwives are significantly more likely to die than babies delivered by obstetricians. 
D)  Lay midwifery is illegal in all 50 states. 
E)  Lay midwifery is legal in all 50 states.

Question 5

The history of osteopathy suggests how difficult it is to

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A)  move from being a marginal occupation to being a limited occupation. 
B)  maintain an independent and unique identity while becoming a parallel profession. 
C)  improve the educational standards of a field. 
D)  gain legal recognition when a field has many female practitioners. 
E)  gain legal recognition when a field lacks a scientific basis. 
A)  move from being a marginal occupation to being a limited occupation. 
B)  maintain an independent and unique identity while becoming a parallel profession. 
C)  improve the educational standards of a field. 
D)  gain legal recognition when a field has many female practitioners. 
E)  gain legal recognition when a field lacks a scientific basis.

Question 6

How have attitudes toward women and femininity affected the social position of nursing as an occupation,historically and currently? How do those attitudes shape the experiences of male and female nurses today?

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Historically, attitudes toward women and

Question 7

When doctors first began medicalizing pregnancy,many women welcomed the change because it

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A)  offered guilt-free access to painkillers. 
B)  was less expensive than midwifery care. 
C)  was scientifically demonstrated to be safer than midwifery care. 
D)  was less expensive than osteopathic care. 
E)  allowed their husbands to participate in the process. 
A)  offered guilt-free access to painkillers. 
B)  was less expensive than midwifery care. 
C)  was scientifically demonstrated to be safer than midwifery care. 
D)  was less expensive than osteopathic care. 
E)  allowed their husbands to participate in the process.

Question 8

Currently,some chiropractors believe that

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A)  immunizations are unnecessary. 
B)  they should serve as primary care providers. 
C)  spinal manipulation can cure most health problems. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  immunizations are unnecessary. 
B)  they should serve as primary care providers. 
C)  spinal manipulation can cure most health problems. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

Which of the following have the highest status?

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A)  advanced practice nurses 
B)  registered nurses 
C)  licensed practical nurses 
D)  diploma nurses 
E)  nurses with bachelor's degrees 
A)  advanced practice nurses 
B)  registered nurses 
C)  licensed practical nurses 
D)  diploma nurses 
E)  nurses with bachelor's degrees

Question 10

In the early twentieth century,

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A)  nursing schools regarded student nurses as a cheap source of labor. 
B)  student nurses spent long hours in classroom study. 
C)  trained nurses found it easy to obtain paid employment. 
D)  most nurses were black women. 
E)  most nurses were immigrants. 
A)  nursing schools regarded student nurses as a cheap source of labor. 
B)  student nurses spent long hours in classroom study. 
C)  trained nurses found it easy to obtain paid employment. 
D)  most nurses were black women. 
E)  most nurses were immigrants.

Question 11

In the early twentieth century,those nurses who fought to raise the status of nursing were hampered by

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A)  the ethic of caring and duty. 
B)  women's lack of political power. 
C)  ideas about women's proper role and character. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b only 
A)  the ethic of caring and duty. 
B)  women's lack of political power. 
C)  ideas about women's proper role and character. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  a and b only

Question 12

Compare and contrast the fields of dentistry and osteopathy.What factors have allowed medicine to dominate osteopathy but not dentistry?

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Dentistry and osteopathy are both fields

Question 13

Which of the following is true?

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A)  Acupuncturists believe that illness can be cured by blocking chi. 
B)  No scientific evidence supports the use of acupuncture. 
C)  In most states, licensure laws forbid doctors from using acupuncture unless they have trained specifically in that field. 
D)  Doctors have worked to strip acupuncture of its grounding in traditional Chinese medical philosophy. 
E)  Acupuncturists work primarily with wealthy clients. 
A)  Acupuncturists believe that illness can be cured by blocking chi. 
B)  No scientific evidence supports the use of acupuncture. 
C)  In most states, licensure laws forbid doctors from using acupuncture unless they have trained specifically in that field. 
D)  Doctors have worked to strip acupuncture of its grounding in traditional Chinese medical philosophy. 
E)  Acupuncturists work primarily with wealthy clients.

Question 14

Sociologists consider nurses semi-professionals,rather than professionals,because

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A)  nurses have considerable autonomy, status, and training, but remain subordinate to doctors. 
B)  most nurses have not attended college. 
C)  the ethic of caring has kept nurses from pushing for professional status. 
D)  women with high social status no longer typically enter nursing. 
E)  nursing lacks a code of ethics. 
A)  nurses have considerable autonomy, status, and training, but remain subordinate to doctors. 
B)  most nurses have not attended college. 
C)  the ethic of caring has kept nurses from pushing for professional status. 
D)  women with high social status no longer typically enter nursing. 
E)  nursing lacks a code of ethics.

Question 15

Which of the following meets the sociological definition of a profession?

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A)  advanced practice nursing 
B)  chiropractic 
C)  midwifery 
D)  acupuncture 
E)  none of the above 
A)  advanced practice nursing 
B)  chiropractic 
C)  midwifery 
D)  acupuncture 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

Which of the following helped doctors gain control over childbirth?

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A)  Religious beliefs that women should suffer in childbirth. 
B)  The growing belief that childbirth was a natural biological process. 
C)  Popular prejudice against immigrants, women, and non-whites. 
D)  Laws supporting allopathic medicine. 
E)  Scientific evidence of the safety of doctor-assisted childbirth. 
A)  Religious beliefs that women should suffer in childbirth. 
B)  The growing belief that childbirth was a natural biological process. 
C)  Popular prejudice against immigrants, women, and non-whites. 
D)  Laws supporting allopathic medicine. 
E)  Scientific evidence of the safety of doctor-assisted childbirth.

Question 17

Over the years,chiropractors have

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A)  improved their field's status by avoiding legal battles with the AMA. 
B)  lost the ability to request reimbursement for their services from insurance programs. 
C)  improved their status by increasing educational standards for entry into the field. 
D)  a and b only 
E)  all of the above 
A)  improved their field's status by avoiding legal battles with the AMA. 
B)  lost the ability to request reimbursement for their services from insurance programs. 
C)  improved their status by increasing educational standards for entry into the field. 
D)  a and b only 
E)  all of the above

Question 18

Optometrists have obtained considerable social status by limiting their treatments to only one part of the body.This suggests that optometry is a

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A)  semi-profession. 
B)  limited but not marginal occupation. 
C)  parallel profession. 
D)  marginal but not limited occupation. 
E)  marginal profession. 
A)  semi-profession. 
B)  limited but not marginal occupation. 
C)  parallel profession. 
D)  marginal but not limited occupation. 
E)  marginal profession.

Question 19

What factors make it easier for some mainstream health care occupations compared to others to approach or attain professional status? (Do not include alternative healers in your answer.)

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Several factors contribute to making it

Question 20

Which of the following belong to an occupation that is both limited and marginal?

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A)  nurses 
B)  curanderos 
C)  pharmacists 
D)  chiropractors 
E)  direct-entry midwives 
A)  nurses 
B)  curanderos 
C)  pharmacists 
D)  chiropractors 
E)  direct-entry midwives

Compared to modern direct-entry midwives,physicians more often

What similarities and differences do you see between curanderos and acupuncturists in terms of who they serve,how they enter the field,and their current social and legal positions?

To gain professional status,osteopaths

Which of the following is true?

The history of osteopathy suggests how difficult it is to

How have attitudes toward women and femininity affected the social position of nursing as an occupation,historically and currently? How do those attitudes shape the experiences of male and female nurses today?

When doctors first began medicalizing pregnancy,many women welcomed the change because it

Currently,some chiropractors believe that

Which of the following have the highest status?

In the early twentieth century,

In the early twentieth century,those nurses who fought to raise the status of nursing were hampered by

Compare and contrast the fields of dentistry and osteopathy.What factors have allowed medicine to dominate osteopathy but not dentistry?

Which of the following is true?

Sociologists consider nurses semi-professionals,rather than professionals,because

Which of the following meets the sociological definition of a profession?

Which of the following helped doctors gain control over childbirth?

Over the years,chiropractors have

Optometrists have obtained considerable social status by limiting their treatments to only one part of the body.This suggests that optometry is a

What factors make it easier for some mainstream health care occupations compared to others to approach or attain professional status? (Do not include alternative healers in your answer.)

Which of the following belong to an occupation that is both limited and marginal?

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Compared to modern direct-entry midwives,physicians more often

What similarities and differences do you see between curanderos and acupuncturists in terms of who they serve,how they enter the field,and their current social and legal positions?

To gain professional status,osteopaths

Which of the following is true?

The history of osteopathy suggests how difficult it is to

How have attitudes toward women and femininity affected the social position of nursing as an occupation,historically and currently? How do those attitudes shape the experiences of male and female nurses today?

When doctors first began medicalizing pregnancy,many women welcomed the change because it

Currently,some chiropractors believe that

Which of the following have the highest status?

In the early twentieth century,

In the early twentieth century,those nurses who fought to raise the status of nursing were hampered by

Compare and contrast the fields of dentistry and osteopathy.What factors have allowed medicine to dominate osteopathy but not dentistry?

Which of the following is true?

Sociologists consider nurses semi-professionals,rather than professionals,because

Which of the following meets the sociological definition of a profession?

Which of the following helped doctors gain control over childbirth?

Over the years,chiropractors have

Optometrists have obtained considerable social status by limiting their treatments to only one part of the body.This suggests that optometry is a

What factors make it easier for some mainstream health care occupations compared to others to approach or attain professional status? (Do not include alternative healers in your answer.)

Which of the following belong to an occupation that is both limited and marginal?

The Sociology of Health,Illness, and Health Care

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

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Issues in Bioethics

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