Exam 14: The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

How do sociologists know that the causes of eating disorders (such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia) and obesity reflect social factors more than physical or biological factors?

Jules is a man who regularly dresses as a woman. According to the textbook, Jules is:

According to the textbook, what is generally regarded as the beginning of the battle for gay rights in the United States?

Max's sexual orientation is homosexual. Most sociologists would claim that:

Gaia is interested in her health. She often consults health-related web pages for advice about diet, disease prevention, and treatment. What trend are her activities an example of?

Chris is a woman who regularly dresses as a man. According to the textbook, Chris is:

According to the textbook, the communities that are most likely to be food deserts are:

According to the textbook, Paula England's study of the sexual behavior of college students revealed that:

The process in which the problems of social life become defined and treated like medical conditions is called:

According to the influential Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, homosexuality:

What term refers to the process by which we control phenomena regarded as natural, such as reproduction?

According to the textbook, which assumption would probably follow from Talcott Parsons's notion of the sick role?

According to the textbook, U.S. attitudes toward sexual behavior have followed which of the following patterns over time?

The most important example of a disease that has almost disappeared from the world in the past half century or so is:

What is the biomedical model of health? Please explain your answer in three to five sentences.

Some argue that because individuals have more control over their own health and lifestyle, they are largely responsible for their own well-being. This contradicts:

What are some of the important contributions of Alfred Kinsey's research on sexuality? Please explain your answer in a short paragraph.

In three to five sentences, compare complementary and alternative medicine.

Sonia learned many techniques from a healer in her home country of Peru. After moving to the United States, Sonia decides to offer herbal remedies to cancer patients to combat the side effects of the chemotherapy treatments they are receiving from their doctors. What term do sociologists use to describe what Sonia offers?

Kevin is a ten-year-old American boy who lives in a poor neighborhood and suffers from childhood obesity. Which of the following factors is most likely to be a component causing his condition?