Deck 15: Families and Intimate Relationships

Question 1

Eighty percent of Internet users in the U.S.have looked online for health information.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Healthcare in Canada is a provincial responsibility.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Indigenous healing methods were holistic at one point in history,but that is no longer the case.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The rapid spread of HIV/AIDS can be attributed to colonialism.

Question 5

In Canada,100,000 people were living with HIV in 2011.

Question 6

Advances in medical technology have led to an increase in the number of people living with a disability.

Question 7

According to symbolic interactionists,people with a disability experience role ambiguity because many people equate disability with deviance.

Question 8

Per capita healthcare costs in Canada are higher than in the United States.

Question 9

Disability advocates assert that society must examine how it causes or contributes to the problem.

Question 10

The social definition of an illness is based on medical fact.

Question 11

According to Freidson,the definition of disability and expectations for people who have a disability are socially constructed factors.

Question 12

Once medicalized,a condition cannot be demedicalized.

Question 13

Females are more likely to seek medical care than males.

Question 14

Talcott Parsons is a prominent feminist theorist.

Question 15

The average life expectancy in Japan is the same as in Canada.

Question 16

During the 1950s,Canada had a user-pay healthcare system.

Question 17

Researchers have found that traditional methods of healing are effective.

Question 18

The medical model defines illness as being similar to the breakdown of a machine whose parts can be repaired.

Question 19

Alternative medicine is being used as a replacement for Western medicine.

Question 20

Critics of the sick role theory point out that it is more applicable to individuals with acute illnesses than those with chronic illnesses or disabilities.

Question 21

Amber is analyzing health from a conflict perspective.Which of the following statements best describes her views?

A) There is tension surrounding the allocation of research funds to prevention versus treatment.
B) Illness can cause the social system to become unstable.
C) Certain illnesses can lead patients to become stigmatized.
D) Immortality is highly valued in post-industrial societies.

Question 22

In her research,Sadie observes that there are fewer clinics in poor neighbourhoods.This leaves the residents with reduced access to healthcare.Which theoretical perspective should Sadie use to interpret this?

A) functionalist
B) interactionist
C) conflict
D) postmodern

Question 23

Which of the following people come closest to the World Health Organization's definition of health?

A) Derek feels good about himself,both physically and mentally.
B) Parvana enjoys the maximum level of physiological efficiency.
C) Dave is 100 percent free of any symptoms of known (or unknown)diseases.
D) Carrie's balanced life reflects her state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being.

Question 24

Medicine is an institutionalized system for the scientific diagnosis,treatment,and prevention of illness.

Question 25

The critique of the breast cancer movement as emphasizing that "everyone can beat cancer if they have the right attitude" is similar to critiques of which concept?

A) medicalization
B) the sick role
C) holistic medicine
D) preventative medicine

Question 26

Michelle chose to give birth with a midwife at a birthing centre instead of in a hospital with a doctor.What is this an example of?

A) the medicalization of childbirth
B) preventive health
C) attempts to demedicalize reproduction
D) a widespread return to traditional women's healing powers

Question 27

What system would involve all citizens receiving medical services paid for through taxation revenues?

A) user-pay system
B) two-tiered system
C) universal healthcare system
D) medicare health system

Question 28

In comparison to the basic human right approach to healthcare in Canada and Western Europe,the U.S.treats healthcare as a market commodity.

Question 29

Why do survival rates for impoverished cancer victims in Toronto differ from those of impoverished cancer victims in Detroit?

A) differing weather patterns
B) different access to healthcare
C) different political systems
D) different local governments

Question 30

Race is a social determinant of health.

Question 31

Critics of the sick role use examples such as children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)or the health impact of poverty to highlight which flaw in the concept?

A) The sick role places too much responsibility on the individual.
B) The sick role gives too little responsibility to the individual for their personal health.
C) Not everyone wants to get well.
D) The sick person is still responsible for meeting social and personal obligations.

Question 32

Tobin is critical of the partnership between big corporations and the breast cancer movement.Which theoretical perspective is Tobin using?

A) functionalist
B) conflict
C) symbolic Interactionist
D) postmodern

Question 33

Kathleen has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia,which is controversial as there is no scientific consensus on the illness.She has symptoms such as fatigue and pain,which her mother experienced decades earlier but were dismissed as part of her menstrual cycle.Friends are sometimes are skeptical that Kathleen is suffering from a real ailment.Which of the following perspectives would best explain this case?

A) feminist theory
B) symbolic interactionist theory
C) conflict theory
D) postmodern theory

Question 34

Feminist scholars argue that most medical research focuses on males.

Question 35

The removal of homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual is an example of what?

A) medicalization
B) demedicalization
C) natural process
D) functionalist

Question 36

When you have to miss a shift at work,you need a note from a doctor.Why is this,according to Parsons (1951)?

A) Doctors are gatekeepers who control who can enter the sick role.
B) Doctors are the only source for medical knowledge.
C) Doctors are members of the medical community.
D) Doctors are malingerers.

Question 37

The barriers that exist for disabled persons are called disability oppression.

Question 38

Nonmedical factors such as outlook,isolation,retirement,and death of a family member have all been found to affect health.Which approach to healthcare makes these visible?

A) sick role
B) holistic approach
C) medical model
D) deviance model

Question 39

What term refers to the state of physical,mental,and social well-being?

A) health
B) medicine
C) spirituality
D) alternative medicine

Question 40

Todd's friends are always happy to help him getting around with his crutches.However,whenever Todd tries to help his friends,they are less comfortable seeing him as a helper.What is this an example of?

A) stereotyping
B) charity
C) accessibility
D) integration

Question 41

The blame for an illness is part of our social understanding of an illness.Looking at the meaning that social actors give their illness is a component of which theory?

A) symbolic interactionist
B) postmodern
C) feminist
D) medicalization

Question 42

Kathy is writing about health from a postmodern perspective.Which statement best illustrates her views?

A) Illness affects how a person relates with others in their social world.
B) Illness is created in the convergences between culture and biology.
C) Traditional practices of treating illness often have more favourable outcomes than medicine.
D) Defining illness involves a power struggle over meaning.

Question 43

Patti has risk factors for heart disease,including a family history of heart attack,high blood pressure,and obesity.She began a weight-loss and exercise program three months ago and has lost 24 pounds so far.What is this an example of?

A) homeopathic medicine
B) preventive medicine
C) healthcare
D) personal care

Question 44

Which perspective might make the following claim: If men got pregnant and had babies,then the paternal health system would be much more extensive and effective than the existing maternal health system?

A) symbolic interactionist theory
B) conflict theory
C) postmodernist theory
D) feminist theory

Question 45

According to the text,sub-Saharan Africa has which percentage of global AIDS infections and deaths?

A) 50 percent of all cases,65 percent of all deaths
B) 71 percent of all cases,74 percent of all deaths
C) 35 percent of all cases,20 percent of all deaths
D) 83 percent of all cases,89 percent of all deaths

Question 46

Mary Beth has been explaining to her friends that the policies and barriers created by those in power keep disabled persons in a subservient position.Which theory is Mary Beth using ?

A) conflict theory
B) symbolic interactionist theory
C) functionalist theory
D) feminist theory

Question 47

The emergency room at an Ottawa hospital is packed; it is standing room only.The intake nurses have patients' charts indicating problems such as bleeding nose,flu symptoms,small laceration on the hand,and laryngitis.What problem does this example describe?

A) overuse
B) lack of efficiency
C) more people with illness and health problems
D) physician neglect

Question 48

The Journal of the American Heart Association looked at whether people who have high levels of despair were more or less likely to develop atherosclerosis than optimists.What did they find about people who have high levels of despair?

A) Their likelihood of developing atherosclerosis was 20 percent greater.
B) Their likelihood developing atherosclerosis was 20 percent less.
C) Their likelihood of developing atherosclerosis was the same.
D) Their likelihood of developing atherosclerosis was 3 percent greater.

Question 49

Which term refers to the requirement that all necessary medical services be covered without dollar limit?

A) universality
B) comprehensiveness
C) accessibility
D) portability

Question 50

Which of the following led to large-scale serious health problems among Indigenous peoples?

A) contact with European animals
B) contact with European medicine
C) contact with Europeans
D) the use of alcohol

Question 51

Children with AIDS have been driven from their schools,and the homes of people with AIDS have been burned down by those afraid of getting the disease.Which of the following terms best describes how AIDS is viewed in situations such as these?

A) a chronic illness
B) an acute illness
C) an epidemic
D) a stigma

Question 52

Since 1955,the average global life expectancy has increased from 46 years to what?

A) 61 years
B) 67 years
C) 71 years
D) 79 years

Question 53

Irene has Crohn's disease.She is currently taking five university courses and working part-time.When she has a bout of her illness,she calls in sick for work and stays home from school.To what extent does Irene conform to the sick role?

A) Irene's behaviour challenges the sick role.
B) Irene's behaviour falls short of the sick role.
C) Irene's behaviour is consistent with the sick role.
D) Irene's behaviour is in opposition to the sick role.

Question 54

With respect to AIDS prevention,what is the ABC approach?

A) Abstinence,Be faithful to one partner,use Condoms
B) Always Be Christian
C) Ask Before Committing
D) Abstinence Before Condoms

Question 55

According to UNICEF,how many children under five years of age die each year?

A) 1 million
B) 4 million
C) 8 million
D) 6 million

Question 56

Which iPhone app can adolescent with diabetes use to track their blood sugar levels?

A) Bant
B) Moto
C) Stocard
D) Snapseed

Question 57

In Canada,how much higher is the mortality rate for a female living in the lowest income quartile compared to females in the highest income quartile?

A) 24 percent higher
B) 37 percent higher
C) 43 percent higher
D) 52 percent higher

Question 58

Approximately how many women die globally each year from complications due to pregnancy and childbirth?

A) 300,000
B) 1,000,000
C) 100,000
D) 500,000

Question 59

On average,what is the life expectancy for women in Canada?

A) 84
B) 78
C) 75
D) 70

Question 60

Tom is analyzing fundraising for breast cancer foundations.He notices that two foundations often publicly compete for funds.One emphasizes research and the other treatment.Which theoretical perspective should Tom use?

A) feminist
B) postmodern
C) social responsibility
D) conflict

Question 61

Which term refers to a sudden significant increase in the numbers of people contracting a disease?

A) an epidemic
B) an illness
C) a tragedy
D) a contagion

Question 62

On average,what is the life expectancy for men in Canada?

A) 83
B) 79
C) 75
D) 72

Question 63

A business perspective would define disability as being unable to work.What would the definition be if it included a social component??

A) the inability to perform tasks due to a physical or health condition
B) stigma experienced by disabled persons
C) the inability to perform tasks and the stigma or discrimination experienced
D) physical limitations such as nearsightedness

Question 64

What is the life expectancy at birth for people born in Canada in 2011?

A) 79 years
B) 82 years
C) 83 years
D) 85 years

Question 65

What percentage of Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP)is spent on healthcare?

A) 5 percent
B) 8 percent
C) 11 percent
D) 14 percent

Question 66

According to your text,what is the best way of reducing the spread of AIDS?

A) Abstinence-based programs are the most effective AIDS prevention method.
B) Being faithful to one partner is the most effective AIDS prevention method.
C) Condom use is a vital component of successful AIDS prevention.
D) Increased funding from faith-based organizations for Ugandans suffering with AIDS.

Question 67

Ken is writing about health from a symbolic interactionist perspective.Which of the following statements best exemplifies his views?

A) AIDS is an illness that is perceived by some people as dishonourable.
B) Childbirth and menopause have been redefined as medical problems.
C) The popularity of miracle cures is connected to the search for immortality.
D) The medical model excludes more traditional ways of healing illness.

Question 68

Tabitha argues that illness creates instability in the social system.Which theoretical perspective is Tabitha using?

A) conflict
B) functionalist
C) symbolic Interactionist
D) postmodern

Question 69

To what does the text attribute reductions in female mortality?

A) menopause
B) reductions in women smoking
C) medicine
D) reductions in deaths during pregnancy and childbirth

Question 70

The legacies of colonialism-poverty,dependency,social marginalization,and under development-result in different health outcomes for residents of many less developed countries.What perspective would be used to explore this?

A) conflict
B) poststructural
C) feminist
D) symbolic interactionist

Question 71

From a sociological perspective,what do many of the diseases affecting Indigenous peoples result from?

A) inequitable conditions in their communities
B) bad choices as adolescents
C) high-risk lifestyles
D) heredity

Question 72

Which statement best explains why women have higher rates of disease and disability than men?

A) There is a lack of medical research on women compared to men.
B) Women are more likely to engage in high-risk lifestyles than men.
C) Women are less likely to get medical care than men.
D) The mortality gap has narrowed.

Question 73

Timothy wears glasses to read.Despite being different from those who don't need glasses,Timothy doesn't feel stigmatized.Which theoretical perspective best explains why?

A) functionalist
B) conflict
C) interactionist
D) feminist

Question 74

Jeremiah is writing an essay about discrimination against people from different racialized groups within the healthcare system.Which theoretical perspective is Jeremiah most likely to use?

A) feminist
B) symbolic interactionist
C) conflict
D) functionalist

Question 75

What is the employment rate for persons with disabilities compared to those without disabilities?

A) 47 percent for those with disabilities,74 percent for those without disabilities
B) 60 percent for those with disabilities,85 percent for those without disabilities
C) 60 percent for those with disabilities,74 percent for those without disabilities
D) 35 percent for those with disabilities,74 percent for those without disabilities

Question 76

Canadian women who live in rural areas are often unable to obtain adequate prenatal support,pregnancy counselling,or abortion services.How would a conflict theorist approach this problem?

A) analyze dysfunctions of the maternal healthcare system
B) critique differential access to health services
C) examine medicalization of women's lives
D) illustrate the social construction of reproduction

Question 77

Why are Canada's poor still less healthy than individuals from the middle and upper classes?

A) Medical care cannot compensate for other disadvantages of poverty,such as poor housing or inadequate diet.
B) The poor have longer life spans,so they naturally fall victim to many more illnesses than the middle and upper classes.
C) The poor suffer less stress and as a result do not go to doctors as often.
D) The poor choose not to use preventive strategies,despite being more informed about them than the middle and upper classes.

Question 78

Margie is hearing impaired.She is routinely ignored and excluded,especially by her peers.According to Susan Wendell,why does this happen to Margie?

A) As a disabled person,Margie is devalued.
B) Our culture aims to bring Margie into the mainstream.
C) Margie is denied opportunities to participate.
D) Societal barriers exist that challenge Margie.

Question 79

How does the text define healthcare?

A) any medically related activity organized by a government
B) any activity that is intended to improve health
C) any activity that is intended to prevent illness
D) any activity that does not cause personal harm

Question 80

Leanne and John have been trying to get pregnant for five years.They have undergone expensive in vitro treatments in hope of finally becoming parents.Friends,family,and co-workers routinely ask Leanne,"Pregnant yet?" Leanne is left feeling dejected and hurt.How would a symbolic interactionist theorist explain Leanne's reaction?

A) Having a baby is a cultural pressure.
B) Infertility is a stigma.
C) Leanne has failed the mother mandate.
D) Medical treatment is dysfunctional.