Exam 11: Health and Society

Eliana was given a ten-day course of antibiotics,but she stopped taking them once she started feeling better on day four.Eliana's decision seems to be personal,but it has social implications.What public health risk do we face if more and more people fail to complete prescribed courses of antibiotics?

The development of the American Medical Association was the beginning of the end (until very recently)of:

The conflict between the Hmong family and their American doctors was over different understandings of seizures.The Hmong family viewed seizures as ________,but American doctors viewed seizures as ________.

Michael is a case manager for a group home.Stan is a man with severe developmental disabilities who lives at the group home.Michael needs to seek medical coverage for Stan.Which government program will Michael likely seek out?

What did the former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan say was one of the most important factors in defeating infectious diseases?

What are some of the benefits of technological advances in diagnosis and treatment before birth? What are a few moral issues stemming from this technology? In your view,are these technological advances mostly beneficial or mostly problematic? Why?

Amira is an obstetrician who regularly tests for developmental abnormalities in fetuses in her Chicago practice and believes it promotes better outcomes for mothers and infants.She is planning a year of professional service in India and is concerned that in that social context,closely examining a fetus while a woman is pregnant may:

Steve developed a mental illness in young adulthood.He seeks treatment but doesn't want to talk about his past.He says,"It's just genetic-nothing could have changed it." Influenced by Delores Malaspina's research,Steve's psychiatrist wants to know about Steve's past marijuana intake,because smoking marijuana could:

The "drift explanation" of the relationship between health and socioeconomic status (SES)states that:

List and describe two social changes that have resulted in diminished authority of doctors.How does diminished authority influence how doctors do their work? How does it change the way patients receive health care?

Which federal government program for children matches the state funding while still allowing states to set their own criteria for eligibility and control the disbursement of funds?

Across cultures and across time,medical professionals hold varying degrees of power and prestige.If we esteemed doctors today in the way that ancient Romans did,we might ask our ________ to add on a minor surgical procedure.

What is one reason men have higher mortality rates than women?

The longevity discrepancy between blacks and whites may be a result of:

One of the things that may have led Dr.Paul Farmer's (cofounder of Partners in Health)continued commitment to helping the poorest regions of the world with regard to health care is:

Liam is a sociologist studying which factors determine health outcomes.He is doing a study that will refine the outcomes of the Whitehall Study.Thus,he looks at differences in health outcomes between the following groups:

Elaine is a sociologist joining a multidisciplinary international development team.The team wants to promote economic development in underdeveloped parts of the world.Their funds are limited,so they want to choose the intervention that will be most effective.Elaine turns to sociological research and concludes that the most important intervention will be:

The explanation for the relationship between socioeconomic status and health that focuses on an individual's social class,and the relative stressors inherent in a lower-class lifestyle,is called:

Mika is going to Africa to implement a development project in a poor rural area.She takes Jeffrey Sachs's advice,focusing on malaria reduction.Which outcome is most likely?

A government program that provides health insurance for the poor is: