Chapter 1: Medical Sociology

Which circumstance(s) particularly affected the development of medical sociology in its early stages?

- Pressure to produce work that could be applied to medical practice and health policy. - Rich development of theories unique to medical sociology by academic sociologists. - Lack of attention on the role of medicine and health from classical theorists. A and C

Which of the following are TRUE about health lifestyles?

- They include behaviors like smoking, drinking, and alcohol consumption. - They influence whether and how severely one becomes ill. - They can be positive or negative. - They are influenced by one's social environment. All of the above.

The poor have the highest rates of disease and disability of an socioeconomic group, demonstrating their greater biological disposition toward illness.

False

One of the earliest attempts in the Western world to formulate principles of health care, based upon rational thought and the rejection of supernatural phenomena, is found in the work of the Greek physician:

Hippocrates

Medical sociology is an important area of study because:

It recognizes the role that social factors play in determining or influencing health.

The medicine of social spaces is concerned with:

Preventing disease.

The appearance of the West Nile virus in New York city reflects:

The role of globalization in the spread of infectious diseases.

Health includes a number of components which are not just biological, but also social, cultural, political, and economic.

True

There is a growing divergence between medical sociology and the general discipline of sociology.

True

In which study were syphilis patients intentionally not treated and allowed to die?

Tuskegee