Question 1

Explain how risky behaviors,costly procedures,and unequal access to medical services have led to rising healthcare costs.

Accepted Answer

Risky behaviors such as smoking, excessive drinking, and poor diet can lead to chronic health conditions, which in turn require costly medical procedures and treatments. These behaviors not only increase the overall demand for healthcare services, but also contribute to the rising costs of healthcare due to the need for ongoing care and management of these conditions.

Costly procedures, such as advanced surgeries, specialized treatments, and expensive medications, also contribute to the rising healthcare costs. These procedures often require extensive resources and highly trained medical professionals, leading to higher costs for both patients and healthcare providers.

Furthermore, unequal access to medical services can result in delayed or inadequate care for certain populations, leading to more severe health conditions that require more intensive and costly treatments. This disparity in access to healthcare services can also lead to higher overall healthcare costs as a result of increased emergency room visits and hospitalizations for untreated or poorly managed conditions.

Overall, these factors contribute to the rising healthcare costs by increasing the demand for medical services, requiring costly procedures and treatments, and creating disparities in access to care. As a result, addressing these issues is crucial in order to effectively manage and reduce healthcare costs.

Question 2

In studying access to health care,sociologists find that __________ is/are most likely to affect access.

Accepted Answer

A) personal characteristics of the individual 
B) the time at which the illness strikes 
C) occupation aspired to by the person 
D) social inequality 
E) the person's social and political views 
A) personal characteristics of the individual 
B) the time at which the illness strikes 
C) occupation aspired to by the person 
D) social inequality 
E) the person's social and political views D

Question 3

On the average,the life expectancy for white males is about __________ years longer than that for black males and the life expectancy for white females is about __________ years longer than that for black females.

Accepted Answer

A) 6;4 
B) 8;6 
C) 10;7 
D) 12;9 
E) 14;10 
A) 6;4 
B) 8;6 
C) 10;7 
D) 12;9 
E) 14;10 A

Question 4

__________ is an assistance program,financed from tax revenues,that is designed to pay for the medical costs of people of any age who cannot afford basic health care.

Accepted Answer

A) Medicare 
B) Social Security 
C) Old Age Survivors Insurance 
D) Aid to Families with Dependent Children 
E) Medicaid 
A) Medicare 
B) Social Security 
C) Old Age Survivors Insurance 
D) Aid to Families with Dependent Children 
E) Medicaid

Question 5

Compare and contrast health maintenance organizations (HMOs and preferred provider organizations.)Have these organizations alleviated or contributed to the problem of unequal access to healthcare in the United States? Give reasons for your answer.

Accepted Answer

Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)

Question 6

In discussing rising health-care costs,the text points out that the baby-boom cohort includes a disproportionately large number of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) upper-class citizens with plenty of money to pay 
B) factory workers with dangerous jobs 
C) women who exert a strong influence on national issues 
D) dependent and working poor people 
E) men with longer life spans who are concerned about healthcare 
A) upper-class citizens with plenty of money to pay 
B) factory workers with dangerous jobs 
C) women who exert a strong influence on national issues 
D) dependent and working poor people 
E) men with longer life spans who are concerned about healthcare

Question 7

Discuss AIDS as a global problem that affects healthcare costs.How has AIDS contributed to global poverty? Give examples of social programs that have attempted to control the spread of AIDS at a reasonable cost.

Accepted Answer

AIDS is a global problem that significan

Question 8

Which of the following has been projected by the Congressional Budget office as LIKELY to occur as a result of the healthcare reform bill of 2010?

Accepted Answer

A) increased coverage and much greater access to primary care 
B) reduced costs to society as a result of increased access to healthcare 
C) cost controls and fewer catastrophic illnesses 
D) savings to the federal budget that will offset the additional costs of the reforms. 
E) All of the above have been projected as likely results of the healthcare reform bill. 
A) increased coverage and much greater access to primary care 
B) reduced costs to society as a result of increased access to healthcare 
C) cost controls and fewer catastrophic illnesses 
D) savings to the federal budget that will offset the additional costs of the reforms. 
E) All of the above have been projected as likely results of the healthcare reform bill.

Question 9

According to the Congressional Budget Office,an additional ________ million citizens will be added to the number of Americans with adequate health benefits by 2018.

Accepted Answer

A) 17 
B) 27 
C) 37 
D) 47 
E) 57 
A) 17 
B) 27 
C) 37 
D) 47 
E) 57

Question 10

In 2007,expenditures on health care in the United States amounted to __________ per capita.

Accepted Answer

A) $2,341 
B) $3,941 
C) $5,241 
D) $6,947 
E) $10,541 
A) $2,341 
B) $3,941 
C) $5,241 
D) $6,947 
E) $10,541

Question 11

The women's movement has,over the last 30 years,sensitized the nation to health issues that critically affect women.One of the first issues around which the women's movement was able to mobilize mass support was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination against women in medical schools 
B) unnecessary surgery 
C) unnecessary prescription of drugs 
D) forcible rape 
E) abortion 
A) discrimination against women in medical schools 
B) unnecessary surgery 
C) unnecessary prescription of drugs 
D) forcible rape 
E) abortion

Question 12

__________ is a program,funded from Social Security taxes,that is designed to cover some of the medical expenses of people age 65 and beyond.

Accepted Answer

A) Medical Assistance 
B) Medicare 
C) Aid to the Aged 
D) Medicalcare 
E) Medicaid 
A) Medical Assistance 
B) Medicare 
C) Aid to the Aged 
D) Medicalcare 
E) Medicaid

Question 13

Because it appeared first in the United States among male homosexuals between the ages of 20 and 49,AIDS is sometimes erroneously referred to as the "__________."

Accepted Answer

A) gay disease 
B) grim reaper 
C) deviant destroyer 
D) male curse 
E) Boys in the Band killer 
A) gay disease 
B) grim reaper 
C) deviant destroyer 
D) male curse 
E) Boys in the Band killer

Question 14

Rising health-care costs have been an important problem in the United States.Describe the major factors that contribute to these cost increases.

Accepted Answer

There are several major factors that con

Question 15

The text points out that almost every major health initiative,either in the United States or globally,is fraught with issues that originate in deep ideological divisions and moral dilemmas.Which of the following is NOT one of these issues?

Accepted Answer

A) end-of-life measures 
B) research on stem cells taken from unused human embryos 
C) unnecessary cardiac surgeries 
D) funding for women's reproductive health 
E) reform of the health-care system itself 
A) end-of-life measures 
B) research on stem cells taken from unused human embryos 
C) unnecessary cardiac surgeries 
D) funding for women's reproductive health 
E) reform of the health-care system itself

Question 16

Both public and private insurance plans were originally intended to solve many of the problems and inequities of the American health-care system.The text points out that such plans have __________.

Accepted Answer

A) reduced the cost of health care 
B) removed control of the system from health-care practitioners 
C) compounded existing difficulties 
D) solved existing difficulties 
E) prevented physicians and hospitals from deciding what and how much treatment each patient will receive 
A) reduced the cost of health care 
B) removed control of the system from health-care practitioners 
C) compounded existing difficulties 
D) solved existing difficulties 
E) prevented physicians and hospitals from deciding what and how much treatment each patient will receive

Question 17

In Canada and some of the social democracies of western Europe,the problems arising from aging populations,lack of coverage for the poor,the challenge of controlling health-care costs,and a host of other issues are addressed through what is known as a __________ system.

Accepted Answer

A) multitiered 
B) third-party 
C) welfare 
D) diagnostic-related grouping 
E) single-payer 
A) multitiered 
B) third-party 
C) welfare 
D) diagnostic-related grouping 
E) single-payer

Question 18

The World Health Organization estimates that the HIV virus (the virus that causes AIDS)infects __________ million people,and almost 85 percent of the infected live in the developing nations of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 30 
C) 40 
D) 100 
A) 10 
B) 30 
C) 40 
D) 100

Question 19

By 2014,the most significant measures of the healthcare reform law will take effect because_________.

Accepted Answer

A) all citizens will be provided with Medicare as a form of medical insurance 
B) an IRS penalty of $750 or 2 percent of income will be imposed on citizens not covered by an employer or public plan 
C) an IRS penalty of $850 or 2 percent of income will be imposed on citizens without health insurance who choose not to purchase health insurance 
D) employers will be fined up to $850 for each employee who is not insured 
A) all citizens will be provided with Medicare as a form of medical insurance 
B) an IRS penalty of $750 or 2 percent of income will be imposed on citizens not covered by an employer or public plan 
C) an IRS penalty of $850 or 2 percent of income will be imposed on citizens without health insurance who choose not to purchase health insurance 
D) employers will be fined up to $850 for each employee who is not insured

Question 20

Which of the following statements about inequalities of gender and healthcare in the United States is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) More than half of the women who do not have health insurance report work full time or part time. 
B) Less intervention (anesthesia,induced labor,surgical practices)and giving women greater say in decisions that affect their delivery,reduces health care costs. 
C) Women who cannot afford routine medical care become more ill,and their medical costs are higher,thereby contributing to disparities in healthcare costs. 
D) All of these statements are true 
A) More than half of the women who do not have health insurance report work full time or part time. 
B) Less intervention (anesthesia,induced labor,surgical practices)and giving women greater say in decisions that affect their delivery,reduces health care costs. 
C) Women who cannot afford routine medical care become more ill,and their medical costs are higher,thereby contributing to disparities in healthcare costs. 
D) All of these statements are true

Explain how risky behaviors,costly procedures,and unequal access to medical services have led to rising healthcare costs.

In studying access to health care,sociologists find that __________ is/are most likely to affect access.

On the average,the life expectancy for white males is about years longer than that for black males and the life expectancy for white females is about years longer than that for black females.

__________ is an assistance program,financed from tax revenues,that is designed to pay for the medical costs of people of any age who cannot afford basic health care.

Compare and contrast health maintenance organizations (HMOs and preferred provider organizations.)Have these organizations alleviated or contributed to the problem of unequal access to healthcare in the United States? Give reasons for your answer.

In discussing rising health-care costs,the text points out that the baby-boom cohort includes a disproportionately large number of __________.

Discuss AIDS as a global problem that affects healthcare costs.How has AIDS contributed to global poverty? Give examples of social programs that have attempted to control the spread of AIDS at a reasonable cost.

Which of the following has been projected by the Congressional Budget office as LIKELY to occur as a result of the healthcare reform bill of 2010?

According to the Congressional Budget Office,an additional ________ million citizens will be added to the number of Americans with adequate health benefits by 2018.

In 2007,expenditures on health care in the United States amounted to __________ per capita.

The women's movement has,over the last 30 years,sensitized the nation to health issues that critically affect women.One of the first issues around which the women's movement was able to mobilize mass support was __________.

__________ is a program,funded from Social Security taxes,that is designed to cover some of the medical expenses of people age 65 and beyond.

Because it appeared first in the United States among male homosexuals between the ages of 20 and 49,AIDS is sometimes erroneously referred to as the "__________."

Rising health-care costs have been an important problem in the United States.Describe the major factors that contribute to these cost increases.

The text points out that almost every major health initiative,either in the United States or globally,is fraught with issues that originate in deep ideological divisions and moral dilemmas.Which of the following is NOT one of these issues?

Both public and private insurance plans were originally intended to solve many of the problems and inequities of the American health-care system.The text points out that such plans have __________.

In Canada and some of the social democracies of western Europe,the problems arising from aging populations,lack of coverage for the poor,the challenge of controlling health-care costs,and a host of other issues are addressed through what is known as a __________ system.

The World Health Organization estimates that the HIV virus (the virus that causes AIDS)infects __________ million people,and almost 85 percent of the infected live in the developing nations of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

By 2014,the most significant measures of the healthcare reform law will take effect because_________.

Which of the following statements about inequalities of gender and healthcare in the United States is TRUE?

Sociological Perspective on Social Problems

Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Poverty and Affluence

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gender and Sexuality

An Aging Society

The Changing Family

Problems of Education

Problems of Work and the Economy

Population and Immigration

Technology and the Environment

War and Global Insecurity

Filters

Exam 2: Problems of Health and Healthcare

Explain how risky behaviors,costly procedures,and unequal access to medical services have led to rising healthcare costs.

In studying access to health care,sociologists find that __________ is/are most likely to affect access.

On the average,the life expectancy for white males is about __________ years longer than that for black males and the life expectancy for white females is about __________ years longer than that for black females.

__________ is an assistance program,financed from tax revenues,that is designed to pay for the medical costs of people of any age who cannot afford basic health care.

Compare and contrast health maintenance organizations (HMOs and preferred provider organizations.)Have these organizations alleviated or contributed to the problem of unequal access to healthcare in the United States? Give reasons for your answer.

In discussing rising health-care costs,the text points out that the baby-boom cohort includes a disproportionately large number of __________.

Discuss AIDS as a global problem that affects healthcare costs.How has AIDS contributed to global poverty? Give examples of social programs that have attempted to control the spread of AIDS at a reasonable cost.

Which of the following has been projected by the Congressional Budget office as LIKELY to occur as a result of the healthcare reform bill of 2010?

According to the Congressional Budget Office,an additional ________ million citizens will be added to the number of Americans with adequate health benefits by 2018.

In 2007,expenditures on health care in the United States amounted to __________ per capita.

The women's movement has,over the last 30 years,sensitized the nation to health issues that critically affect women.One of the first issues around which the women's movement was able to mobilize mass support was __________.

__________ is a program,funded from Social Security taxes,that is designed to cover some of the medical expenses of people age 65 and beyond.

Because it appeared first in the United States among male homosexuals between the ages of 20 and 49,AIDS is sometimes erroneously referred to as the "__________."

Rising health-care costs have been an important problem in the United States.Describe the major factors that contribute to these cost increases.

The text points out that almost every major health initiative,either in the United States or globally,is fraught with issues that originate in deep ideological divisions and moral dilemmas.Which of the following is NOT one of these issues?

Both public and private insurance plans were originally intended to solve many of the problems and inequities of the American health-care system.The text points out that such plans have __________.

In Canada and some of the social democracies of western Europe,the problems arising from aging populations,lack of coverage for the poor,the challenge of controlling health-care costs,and a host of other issues are addressed through what is known as a __________ system.

The World Health Organization estimates that the HIV virus (the virus that causes AIDS)infects __________ million people,and almost 85 percent of the infected live in the developing nations of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

By 2014,the most significant measures of the healthcare reform law will take effect because_________.

Which of the following statements about inequalities of gender and healthcare in the United States is TRUE?

Sociological Perspective on Social Problems

Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Poverty and Affluence

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gender and Sexuality

An Aging Society

The Changing Family

Problems of Education

Problems of Work and the Economy

Population and Immigration

Technology and the Environment

War and Global Insecurity

Filters

On the average,the life expectancy for white males is about years longer than that for black males and the life expectancy for white females is about years longer than that for black females.