Question 1

One study of attitudes among Asian and Pacific Island Americans toward physician-assisted suicide found that

Accepted Answer

A)  such attitudes tended to be associated with religious factors 
B)  acculturation to the dominant culture influenced such attitudes 
C)  were most hostile among sub-groups with the worst health status and the shortest life expectancy among study populations 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  such attitudes tended to be associated with religious factors 
B)  acculturation to the dominant culture influenced such attitudes 
C)  were most hostile among sub-groups with the worst health status and the shortest life expectancy among study populations 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these D

Question 2

A major reason that Hispanic Americans had a comparatively low number of deaths in 2007 is

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanic Americans have a healthier diet than do other Americans 
B)  Hispanic Americans have largely kept separated from the rest of American society 
C)  there is a wide gap between the infant mortality rates among Hispanic Americans and other cultural groups in the United States 
D)  more Hispanic Americans are recent immigrants than other groups in American society 
E)  the Hispanic American population has a greater proportion of young persons than other cultural groups in the United States 
A)  Hispanic Americans have a healthier diet than do other Americans 
B)  Hispanic Americans have largely kept separated from the rest of American society 
C)  there is a wide gap between the infant mortality rates among Hispanic Americans and other cultural groups in the United States 
D)  more Hispanic Americans are recent immigrants than other groups in American society 
E)  the Hispanic American population has a greater proportion of young persons than other cultural groups in the United States E

Question 3

High overall death rates and infant mortality rates among African-Americans

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A)  result directly from ethnic and racial characteristics 
B)  are often associated with disadvantaged socioeconomic standing 
C)  are more likely to characterize females than males 
D)  have been overcome in the early 21st century 
E)  are directly related to educational attainment 
A)  result directly from ethnic and racial characteristics 
B)  are often associated with disadvantaged socioeconomic standing 
C)  are more likely to characterize females than males 
D)  have been overcome in the early 21st century 
E)  are directly related to educational attainment B

Question 4

In their relations with the medical community, African Americans have been reported to

Accepted Answer

A)  display distrust 
B)  follow the guidance of physicians implicitly 
C)  have relatively high organ donor rates 
D)  prefer not to care for dying persons at home 
E)  have good prenatal care leading to relatively low infant death rates 
A)  display distrust 
B)  follow the guidance of physicians implicitly 
C)  have relatively high organ donor rates 
D)  prefer not to care for dying persons at home 
E)  have good prenatal care leading to relatively low infant death rates

Question 5

African-American attitudes toward death show that they greatly value

Accepted Answer

A)  trust in the medical community 
B)  the writing of living wills 
C)  family support (as shown in recent studies) 
D)  the work of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment 
E)  none of these 
A)  trust in the medical community 
B)  the writing of living wills 
C)  family support (as shown in recent studies) 
D)  the work of the Tuskegee syphilis experiment 
E)  none of these

Question 6

Research on attitudes toward funerals among Asian and Pacific Island Americans Indicate that funerals are

Accepted Answer

A)  generally not regarded as very important by the community 
B)  likely to involve strict rituals and roles for participants 
C)  usually limited to those who knew the deceased personally 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  generally not regarded as very important by the community 
B)  likely to involve strict rituals and roles for participants 
C)  usually limited to those who knew the deceased personally 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 7

American Indians and Native Alaskans often view life and death

Accepted Answer

A)  in a strictly linear fashion, where life precedes death and is completely ended at death 
B)  as a product of physical events 
C)  without much anxiety 
D)  as interwoven and related in a circular fashion 
E)  as explicitly distinct and unrelated to each other 
A)  in a strictly linear fashion, where life precedes death and is completely ended at death 
B)  as a product of physical events 
C)  without much anxiety 
D)  as interwoven and related in a circular fashion 
E)  as explicitly distinct and unrelated to each other

Question 8

In their death-related practices, African Americans are said to be

Accepted Answer

A)  unwilling to touch the body at the funeral, but likely to visit the grave 
B)  unlikely to be freely expressive in times of grief 
C)  likely to regard funerals as unimportant 
D)  unlikely to hold funeral directors in high regard 
E)  likely to view death as a moment in which recognition can be provided for the deceased person's ability to stand up to others 
A)  unwilling to touch the body at the funeral, but likely to visit the grave 
B)  unlikely to be freely expressive in times of grief 
C)  likely to regard funerals as unimportant 
D)  unlikely to hold funeral directors in high regard 
E)  likely to view death as a moment in which recognition can be provided for the deceased person's ability to stand up to others

Question 9

In the Tuskegee syphilis study

Accepted Answer

A)  participants were informed of the nature of their disease 
B)  participants were treated with penicillin when it became available in the mid-1940s 
C)  participants included African-American farmers in Alabama at different economic levels 
D)  while treatments were initially suspended when results were unimpressive, study of the progress of the disease continued until participants died 
E)  the study itself was halted before it was exposed by the press (p, 123) 
A)  participants were informed of the nature of their disease 
B)  participants were treated with penicillin when it became available in the mid-1940s 
C)  participants included African-American farmers in Alabama at different economic levels 
D)  while treatments were initially suspended when results were unimpressive, study of the progress of the disease continued until participants died 
E)  the study itself was halted before it was exposed by the press (p, 123)

Question 10

One report on death-related practices among American-Indian (or First Nation) peoples in Canada suggested the value of trained native interpreters who could

Accepted Answer

A)  interpret biomedical concepts to clinical staff 
B)  explain cultural perspectives on terminal illness and postmortem rituals to native peoples 
C)  advocate locating death in urban, tertiary-care hospitals 
D)  conduct memorial "potlach" ceremonies before a person dies 
E)  serve as advocates to enable patients to return to their home communities in the final days of life 
A)  interpret biomedical concepts to clinical staff 
B)  explain cultural perspectives on terminal illness and postmortem rituals to native peoples 
C)  advocate locating death in urban, tertiary-care hospitals 
D)  conduct memorial "potlach" ceremonies before a person dies 
E)  serve as advocates to enable patients to return to their home communities in the final days of life

Question 11

African-American practices related to death have been shown to involve

Accepted Answer

A)  distrust of funeral directors 
B)  willingness to donate organs after death 
C)  the importance of storytelling 
D)  resistance to expressing emotions 
E)  none of these 
A)  distrust of funeral directors 
B)  willingness to donate organs after death 
C)  the importance of storytelling 
D)  resistance to expressing emotions 
E)  none of these

Question 12

Infant mortality rates for Asian and Pacific Island Americans are

Accepted Answer

A)  higher than those for Caucasian Americans 
B)  higher than those for African Americans 
C)  higher than those for Native Americans 
D)  lower than those for Caucasian Americans, African Americans, and American Indians 
E)  none of these 
A)  higher than those for Caucasian Americans 
B)  higher than those for African Americans 
C)  higher than those for Native Americans 
D)  lower than those for Caucasian Americans, African Americans, and American Indians 
E)  none of these

Question 13

Among Asian and Pacific Island Americans, death-related attitudes and practices

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to sever links with the deceased after the funeral 
B)  often frown upon large-scale, public activities 
C)  permit only infrequent visits to gravesites 
D)  allow for continued relationships between the deceased and survivors 
E)  frequently discourage touching the body of the deceased 
A)  tend to sever links with the deceased after the funeral 
B)  often frown upon large-scale, public activities 
C)  permit only infrequent visits to gravesites 
D)  allow for continued relationships between the deceased and survivors 
E)  frequently discourage touching the body of the deceased

Question 14

In general, death rates among African Americans are influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty 
B)  inadequate access to health care 
C)  a relatively high incidence of life-threatening behavior 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  poverty 
B)  inadequate access to health care 
C)  a relatively high incidence of life-threatening behavior 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 15

The vignette in Chapter 5 describes a "happy funeral." It was happy because

Accepted Answer

A)  grandmother died without pain or discomfort 
B)  incense sticks were burned in front of the casket 
C)  there was a parade through the streets of Chinatown with a marching band 
D)  after the ceremony each mourner was given a small candy "to sweeten your sorrow" 
E)  grandfather was ready for his death and he left a good legacy 
A)  grandmother died without pain or discomfort 
B)  incense sticks were burned in front of the casket 
C)  there was a parade through the streets of Chinatown with a marching band 
D)  after the ceremony each mourner was given a small candy "to sweeten your sorrow" 
E)  grandfather was ready for his death and he left a good legacy

Question 16

Death-related practices among Asian and Pacific Island Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage frequent visits to gravesites 
B)  reject any blending of Western and non-Western elements in their funeral rituals 
C)  are quite liberal in their mourning customs 
D)  deny any continued interaction between the living and the deceased 
E)  require the exchange of fine Samoan mats 
A)  encourage frequent visits to gravesites 
B)  reject any blending of Western and non-Western elements in their funeral rituals 
C)  are quite liberal in their mourning customs 
D)  deny any continued interaction between the living and the deceased 
E)  require the exchange of fine Samoan mats

Question 17

Causes of death among American Indians and Native Alaskans have typically most often involved

Accepted Answer

A)  communicable diseases 
B)  degenerative diseases 
C)  increased average life expectancy 
D)  rejection of the view that life and death are linked in a circular fashion 
E)  low risk of sudden infant death syndrome 
A)  communicable diseases 
B)  degenerative diseases 
C)  increased average life expectancy 
D)  rejection of the view that life and death are linked in a circular fashion 
E)  low risk of sudden infant death syndrome

Question 18

Care of Hispanic Americans who are dying is typically provided by

Accepted Answer

A)  female family members 
B)  nursing homes 
C)  a sense of "machismo" 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  female family members 
B)  nursing homes 
C)  a sense of "machismo" 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 19

Efforts to study death rates among Hispanic Americans face particular difficulties because

Accepted Answer

A)  data collected on death rates mainly derives from records in county offices 
B)  death records record race, but not Hispanic origin 
C)  noting the Hispanic origin of a person who has died depends upon accuracy by the recorder and reliable information from sources 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  data collected on death rates mainly derives from records in county offices 
B)  death records record race, but not Hispanic origin 
C)  noting the Hispanic origin of a person who has died depends upon accuracy by the recorder and reliable information from sources 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 20

Persons of Hispanic origin in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  are primarily individuals who live in or came to the mainland from Puerto Rico 
B)  may be of any race 
C)  exclude individuals from Central and South America 
D)  are Caucasians distinguished in government documents from the larger community of "Anglo" whites 
E)  none of these 
A)  are primarily individuals who live in or came to the mainland from Puerto Rico 
B)  may be of any race 
C)  exclude individuals from Central and South America 
D)  are Caucasians distinguished in government documents from the larger community of "Anglo" whites 
E)  none of these

One study of attitudes among Asian and Pacific Island Americans toward physician-assisted suicide found that

A major reason that Hispanic Americans had a comparatively low number of deaths in 2007 is

High overall death rates and infant mortality rates among African-Americans

In their relations with the medical community, African Americans have been reported to

African-American attitudes toward death show that they greatly value

Research on attitudes toward funerals among Asian and Pacific Island Americans Indicate that funerals are

American Indians and Native Alaskans often view life and death

In their death-related practices, African Americans are said to be

In the Tuskegee syphilis study

One report on death-related practices among American-Indian (or First Nation) peoples in Canada suggested the value of trained native interpreters who could

African-American practices related to death have been shown to involve

Infant mortality rates for Asian and Pacific Island Americans are

Among Asian and Pacific Island Americans, death-related attitudes and practices

In general, death rates among African Americans are influenced by

The vignette in Chapter 5 describes a "happy funeral." It was happy because

Death-related practices among Asian and Pacific Island Americans

Causes of death among American Indians and Native Alaskans have typically most often involved

Care of Hispanic Americans who are dying is typically provided by

Efforts to study death rates among Hispanic Americans face particular difficulties because

Persons of Hispanic origin in the United States

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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Exam 5: Cultural Patterns and Death

One study of attitudes among Asian and Pacific Island Americans toward physician-assisted suicide found that

A major reason that Hispanic Americans had a comparatively low number of deaths in 2007 is

High overall death rates and infant mortality rates among African-Americans

In their relations with the medical community, African Americans have been reported to

African-American attitudes toward death show that they greatly value

Research on attitudes toward funerals among Asian and Pacific Island Americans Indicate that funerals are

American Indians and Native Alaskans often view life and death

In their death-related practices, African Americans are said to be

In the Tuskegee syphilis study

One report on death-related practices among American-Indian (or First Nation) peoples in Canada suggested the value of trained native interpreters who could

African-American practices related to death have been shown to involve

Infant mortality rates for Asian and Pacific Island Americans are

Among Asian and Pacific Island Americans, death-related attitudes and practices

In general, death rates among African Americans are influenced by

The vignette in Chapter 5 describes a "happy funeral." It was happy because

Death-related practices among Asian and Pacific Island Americans

Causes of death among American Indians and Native Alaskans have typically most often involved

Care of Hispanic Americans who are dying is typically provided by

Efforts to study death rates among Hispanic Americans face particular difficulties because

Persons of Hispanic origin in the United States

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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