Question 1

According to the Health Belief Model, which of the following are necessary before individuals will comply with medical advice?

Accepted Answer

A) They must believe they are susceptible to a particular health problem. 
B) They must believe that compliance will significantly reduce their risk. 
C) They must believe they may die if they do not comply. 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b only 
A) They must believe they are susceptible to a particular health problem. 
B) They must believe that compliance will significantly reduce their risk. 
C) They must believe they may die if they do not comply. 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b only E

Question 2

Look at the last twelve issues of a magazine that regularly runs advertisements for either alcoholic beverages or cigarettes. What overt and covert messages do advertisements in these issues give regarding alcohol/tobacco, the use of these drugs, and the lives and characters of those who use these drugs? Quantify your findings as much as possible (e.g., 80 percent of advertisements suggest that using tobacco will improve your sex life). To do this, you will have to develop specific questions, such as "Does this advertisement suggest that using tobacco will improve your sex life?"

Accepted Answer

To analyze the overt and covert messages of alcohol and tobacco advertisements in the last twelve issues of a magazine, we need to develop specific questions to quantify our findings. Some examples of questions we could ask include:

1. Does this advertisement suggest that consuming alcohol or tobacco will make you more attractive or popular?
2. Does this advertisement imply that using alcohol or tobacco is a glamorous or sophisticated activity?
3. Does this advertisement suggest that using alcohol or tobacco is a way to relieve stress or improve your mood?
4. Does this advertisement portray alcohol or tobacco users as successful, confident, or adventurous?
5. Does this advertisement downplay the health risks or negative consequences of using alcohol or tobacco?

By systematically analyzing each advertisement in the last twelve issues, we can quantify the proportion of ads that convey these messages. For example, we may find that 60% of alcohol advertisements suggest that drinking will make you more attractive, while 70% of tobacco ads imply that smoking is a glamorous activity.

This approach allows us to identify the dominant themes and messages conveyed by alcohol and tobacco advertisements in the magazine, providing valuable insights into the ways in which these products are marketed and the potential impact on consumers.

Question 3

John McKinlay would refer to advertising companies that work for tobacco producers as

Accepted Answer

A) primary producers. 
B) secondary producers. 
C) primary practitioners. 
D) manufacturers of illness. 
E) "downstream" problems. 
A) primary producers. 
B) secondary producers. 
C) primary practitioners. 
D) manufacturers of illness. 
E) "downstream" problems. D

Question 4

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Public funding for contraceptive services has increased. 
B) Women who have Medicaid can receive an abortion at no cost. 
C) Almost all US counties have at least one abortion provider. 
D) Access to abortion has declined during the last decade. 
E) all of the above 
A) Public funding for contraceptive services has increased. 
B) Women who have Medicaid can receive an abortion at no cost. 
C) Almost all US counties have at least one abortion provider. 
D) Access to abortion has declined during the last decade. 
E) all of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Nicotine is an addictive drug. 
B) Tobacco use contributes to infant mortality. 
C) Living or working around tobacco smokers increases risks of mortality and morbidity. 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b only 
A) Nicotine is an addictive drug. 
B) Tobacco use contributes to infant mortality. 
C) Living or working around tobacco smokers increases risks of mortality and morbidity. 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b only

Question 6

Social networks

Accepted Answer

A) can improve individuals' health. 
B) can threaten individuals' health. 
C) can lead to obesity. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above. 
A) can improve individuals' health. 
B) can threaten individuals' health. 
C) can lead to obesity. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above.

Question 7

Research suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) having a gun in the home significantly increases the odds of homicide. 
B) having a gun in the home reduces the chances of being killed if one's home is forcibly entered. 
C) strangers kill about half of all homicide victims. 
D) gun ownership increases the risk of homicide for African-American men but not for white men. 
E) none of the above 
A) having a gun in the home significantly increases the odds of homicide. 
B) having a gun in the home reduces the chances of being killed if one's home is forcibly entered. 
C) strangers kill about half of all homicide victims. 
D) gun ownership increases the risk of homicide for African-American men but not for white men. 
E) none of the above

Question 8

Currently, the most common causes of death in the United States are

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The Health Belief Model implicitly suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) complying with medical advice can sometimes cause harm. 
B) complying with medical advice is a good idea. 
C) those who do not comply with medical advice usually have good reasons for their actions. 
D) medical advice sometimes lacks scientific grounding. 
E) drugs can be dangerous. 
A) complying with medical advice can sometimes cause harm. 
B) complying with medical advice is a good idea. 
C) those who do not comply with medical advice usually have good reasons for their actions. 
D) medical advice sometimes lacks scientific grounding. 
E) drugs can be dangerous.

Question 10

Which of the following would be most likely to reduce medical errors?

Accepted Answer

A) developing systems to identify ill-trained nurses 
B) developing systems to identify drug-abusing doctors 
C) increasing autopsy rates 
D) making it easier for patients to sue incompetent doctors 
E) holding more Medical Mortality Review conferences 
A) developing systems to identify ill-trained nurses 
B) developing systems to identify drug-abusing doctors 
C) increasing autopsy rates 
D) making it easier for patients to sue incompetent doctors 
E) holding more Medical Mortality Review conferences

Question 11

If heroin users could obtain both the drug and needles legally, they would be less likely to

Accepted Answer

A) contract HIV. 
B) overdose. 
C) contract other illnesses carried by dirty needles. 
D) commit crimes. 
E) all of the above 
A) contract HIV. 
B) overdose. 
C) contract other illnesses carried by dirty needles. 
D) commit crimes. 
E) all of the above

Question 12

The study of the distribution of disease among a population is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) sociology. 
B) clinical sociology. 
C) epidemiology. 
D) geography. 
E) enterology. 
A) sociology. 
B) clinical sociology. 
C) epidemiology. 
D) geography. 
E) enterology.

Question 13

The percentage of persons living in the United States who have epilepsy is best referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) the incidence of epilepsy. 
B) the prevalence of epilepsy. 
C) the rate of epilepsy. 
D) the epidemiological transition. 
E) the demographic transition. 
A) the incidence of epilepsy. 
B) the prevalence of epilepsy. 
C) the rate of epilepsy. 
D) the epidemiological transition. 
E) the demographic transition.

Question 14

Globalization has helped spread illness by

Accepted Answer

A) eroding cultural traditions that previously had reduced sexual activity. 
B) encouraging industries that push into forests and put humans in contact with diseases carried by animals. 
C) increasing the number of people who travel from region to region. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) eroding cultural traditions that previously had reduced sexual activity. 
B) encouraging industries that push into forests and put humans in contact with diseases carried by animals. 
C) increasing the number of people who travel from region to region. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 15

Toxic agents

Accepted Answer

A) are especially dangerous to children. 
B) are contributing to climate change. 
C) can be prevented by developing a "risk society." 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b only 
A) are especially dangerous to children. 
B) are contributing to climate change. 
C) can be prevented by developing a "risk society." 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b only

Question 16

The term illness is used to refer to

Accepted Answer

A) the social experience of living with a disease. 
B) the biological consequences of disease. 
C) an objective measure of biological changes. 
D) sociologists' ideas regarding epidemiology. 
E) mental problems. 
A) the social experience of living with a disease. 
B) the biological consequences of disease. 
C) an objective measure of biological changes. 
D) sociologists' ideas regarding epidemiology. 
E) mental problems.

Question 17

Research clearly demonstrates that

Accepted Answer

A) obesity significantly increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes. 
B) being even slightly overweight significantly lowers life expectancy. 
C) individuals eat less at buffets with many options. 
D) all of above 
E) none of the above 
A) obesity significantly increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes. 
B) being even slightly overweight significantly lowers life expectancy. 
C) individuals eat less at buffets with many options. 
D) all of above 
E) none of the above

Question 18

How have social factors and conditions contributed to the spread of HIV?

Accepted Answer

Social factors and conditions have signi

Question 19

Evaluate the role that social conditions and status play in maintaining and restoring health, and compare that to the role played by medical treatments.

Accepted Answer

Social conditions and status play a cruc

Question 20

A man who works out daily at the gym and who regards his regular exercise as part of his identify can be said to have a

Accepted Answer

A) psychosis. 
B) life chance. 
C) health project. 
D) health fixation. 
E) life choice. 
A) psychosis. 
B) life chance. 
C) health project. 
D) health fixation. 
E) life choice.

According to the Health Belief Model, which of the following are necessary before individuals will comply with medical advice?

John McKinlay would refer to advertising companies that work for tobacco producers as

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is true?

Social networks

Research suggests that

Currently, the most common causes of death in the United States are

The Health Belief Model implicitly suggests that

Which of the following would be most likely to reduce medical errors?

If heroin users could obtain both the drug and needles legally, they would be less likely to

The study of the distribution of disease among a population is referred to as

The percentage of persons living in the United States who have epilepsy is best referred to as

Globalization has helped spread illness by

Toxic agents

The term illness is used to refer to

Research clearly demonstrates that

How have social factors and conditions contributed to the spread of HIV?

Evaluate the role that social conditions and status play in maintaining and restoring health, and compare that to the role played by medical treatments.

A man who works out daily at the gym and who regards his regular exercise as part of his identify can be said to have a

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Exam 2: The Social Sources of Modern Illness

According to the Health Belief Model, which of the following are necessary before individuals will comply with medical advice?

John McKinlay would refer to advertising companies that work for tobacco producers as

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is true?

Social networks

Research suggests that

Currently, the most common causes of death in the United States are

The Health Belief Model implicitly suggests that

Which of the following would be most likely to reduce medical errors?

If heroin users could obtain both the drug and needles legally, they would be less likely to

The study of the distribution of disease among a population is referred to as

The percentage of persons living in the United States who have epilepsy is best referred to as

Globalization has helped spread illness by

Toxic agents

The term illness is used to refer to

Research clearly demonstrates that

How have social factors and conditions contributed to the spread of HIV?

Evaluate the role that social conditions and status play in maintaining and restoring health, and compare that to the role played by medical treatments.

A man who works out daily at the gym and who regards his regular exercise as part of his identify can be said to have a

The Sociology of Health, Illness, and Health Care

The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

Illness and Death in 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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