Question 1

Advances in human genetics hold out promise to prevent disease but also raise ethical issues about how this technology should be used.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A symbolic-interaction approach to health and medicine emphasizes

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A)  the meanings people attach to health and illness.
B)  social inequality in terms of health.
C)  how societies must excuse ill people from most responsibilities.
D)  All of these are correct.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Analyze the link between health and economic development.Describe patterns of health in low-income countries.What are the most common diseases and causes of death? How do such patterns differ in high-income nations?

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The link between health and economic dev...

Question 4

Today, more than a century after the onset of the Industrial Revolution, there has been an increase in the share of deaths caused by which of the following types of diseases?

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A)  infectious diseases such as influenza and pneumonia
B)  chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer
C)  Both (a)  and (b)  are correct.
D)  NeitherE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

What is socialized medicine? How does it differ from a direct-fee medical care system?

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Socialized medicine is a system of healt...

Question 6

A criticism of Talcott Parsons's approach to health and medicine is that it

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A)  says little about the issue of prevention.
B)  places doctors rather than people in charge of health.
C)  assumes sick people can afford to take time off from work.
D)  All of these are correct. REMEMBER;E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following diseases is the biggest killer in today's high-income nations?

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A)  heart disease
B)  influenza
C)  pneumonia
D)  choleraE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Research shows that masculinity is linked to health because

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A)  our culture's definition of masculinity encourages stress and heart disease.
B)  men learn to be strong and avoid illness.
C)  men avoid many of the lifestyle dangers common to women.
D)  None of these is correct.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Talcott Parsons described the physician-patient relationship as which of the following?

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A)  permanent
B)  egalitarian
C)  unpleasant
D)  hierarchicalE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

"Type A personalities," which are linked to masculinity, are harmful to human health.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Industrialization gradually led to dramatic improvements in human health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In poor nations around the world, about what percentage of children die before they reach their first birthday?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 percent
B)  10 percent
C)  50 percent
D)  90 percentE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

One criticism of the social-conflict analysis is that it minimizes the improvements in health care brought about by scientific medicine.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Because of so many auto accidents, death rates among young people are much higher than they were a century ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In an essay, consider the issue raised in the Controversy & Debate box on

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In an essay, the issue raised in the Con...

Question 16

What is the death toll in the United States each year caused by diseases related to being overweight?

Accepted Answer

A)  1,200 people
B)  12,000 people
C)  112,000 people
D)  12 million peopleE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Ideas about health can serve as a type of social control, as illustrated by the notion that

Accepted Answer

A)  women would risk their health by going to college.
B)  a competitive way of life is "healthy."
C)  homosexuality is "sick," even though it is biologically natural.
D)  All of these are correct.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Describe the reasons for the shortage of nurses in the United States.

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There are several reasons for the shorta...

Question 19

Which sexually transmitted disease infects 50 million U.S.adults

Accepted Answer

A)  syphilis
B)  genital herpes
C)  gonorrhea
D)  AIDSE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: Health and Medicine

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What is socialized medicine? How does it differ from a direct-fee medical care system?

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One criticism of the social-conflict analysis is that it minimizes the improvements in health care brought about by scientific medicine.

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"Type A personalities," which are linked to masculinity, are harmful to human health.

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A criticism of Talcott Parsons's approach to health and medicine is that it

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Which of the following diseases is the biggest killer in today's high-income nations?

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Advances in human genetics hold out promise to prevent disease but also raise ethical issues about how this technology should be used.

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Cultural patterns define what is or is not healthy.

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In poor nations around the world, about what percentage of children die before they reach their first birthday?

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