Quiz 11 -Health & Aging

What is one of the largest contributors to health problems in low-income countries? A. Clean water access B. Veganism C. High caloric diets D. Sterilization

A. Clean water access

Which sociological perspective argues that sick people fill a societal role, and are stigmatized by society if they spend longer in that role than is appropriate? A. Feminist B. Functionalism C. Conflict theory D. Symbolic interactionism

B. Functionalism

Which of the following countries spends the most per capita on health care? A. Norway B. the United States C. Japan D. Switzerland

B. the United States

What is the basic idea behind disengagement theory? A. As people age, they begin to lose their friends and family and spend their last days mourning their losses. B. As people age, they disengage with their friends in order to spend more time with their families. C. As people age, they generally withdraw from all forms of society. D. As people age, they think less and less about being married to their spouse, and more about their individuality.

C. As people age, they generally withdraw from all forms of society.

An institutionalized system for the scientific diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness is known as ______. A. medicine B. health C. health care D. public medicine

A. medicine

Shane believes that the commodification of health has created a large number of problems within the United States. From which sociological perspective does this come from? A. Feminist B. Symbolic interactionist C. Functionalist D. Conflict theory

D. Conflict theory

A symbolic interactionist may choose to study senior centers, and other groups of elderly people. Which theory might they find most useful for their study? A. Gerotranscendence B. Selective optimization with compensation theory C. Age stratification theory D. Subculture of aging theory

D. Subculture of aging theory

Which of the following groups has the highest life expectancy? A. African American women B. African American men C. White men D. White women

D. White women

When elderly people are considered elders and leaders of a group of people, they are functioning under a(n): A. Meritocracy B. Republic C. Oligarchy D. Gerontocracy

D. Gerontocracy

Which of the following is NOT true about old age? A. Elderly people lose all appetite and drive for sex. B. Elderly men sometimes start to go bald as they age. C. Elderly people start dying their hair to replace the color they lose. D. Women notice wrinkles as one of the first signs of aging.

A. Elderly people lose all appetite and drive for sex.

The United States healthcare system consists of: A. Public and private insurance coverage B. Private insurance coverage only C. Global healthcare D. Socialized medicine

A. Public and private insurance coverage

Activities intended to sustain, promote, and enhance health are referred to as ______. A. health care B. well-being C. exercise D. preventative medicine

A. health care

Which of the following is NOT a result of the commodification of health care? A. Spousal benefits being frequently denied to gay and lesbian couples B. HIV spreading across the United States at a rapid rate in the 1980's C. The wealthy having greater access to healthcare D. Poorer members of society experiencing illness caused by poor diet

B. HIV spreading across the United States at a rapid rate in the 1980's

No one in the United States can watch the news without hearing about the struggle over Social Security. Which approach has been used in the past to avoid the program's collapse? A. Increasing the work week to 80 hours so that there is more money coming into the program. B. Increase the age at which someone can start collecting Social Security. C. Make Social Security a private program, much like insurance or a 401(k). D. Only pay Social Security to people who paid the tax; cut out any spouses or dependents who might benefit.

B. Increase the age at which someone can start collecting Social Security.

Which of the following best defines the concept of "The Sick Role"? A. The social sanctions faced by a person who claims to be sick for too long B. The pattern of expectations that define appropriate behavior for the sick and for those who take care of them C. An illnesses that is questioned or considered questionable by some medical professionals D. The discriminatory practices used by corporations when an employee takes sick leave

B. The pattern of expectations that define appropriate behavior for the sick and for those who take care of them.

According to Erik Erikson's theory on aging, what is the final hurdle that most people who reach old age must overcome? A. Sentimentality B. Loathing C. Despair D. Concession

C. Despair

Medical sociology is the systematic study of: A. The causes and distribution of diseases B. Doctor/Patient relationships among ill and healthy patients C. How humans manage issues of health and illness, disease and disorders, and health care for both the sick and the healthy D. The rate at which social diseases spread amongst varying socioeconomic populations

C. How humans manage issues of health and illness, disease and disorders, and health care for both the sick and the healthy

Some conflict theorists ascribe to the idea that as time and technology move forward, elderly people are left behind and they lose social standing and power. Which specific theory does this describe? A. Age stratification theory B. Exchange theory C. Modernization theory D. Continuity theory

C. Modernization theory

Drake lives in Great Britain, where the British government owns and operates the country's health care system. This is an example of ____: A. Individual mandates B. Private healthcare C. Socialized medicine D. Limited healthcare

C. Socialized medicine

Sheryl was diagnosed with bipolarity when she was a teenager. She's hesitant to tell her friends, and tries her best to hide her diagnosis from her coaches, teachers, and employers, since she's seen other people with the illness be discriminated against on account of it. Bipolarity is an example of a(n): A. Contested illness B. Untreatable illness C. Stigmatized illness D. Withdrawn illness

C. Stigmatized illness

Dana's lives in a country which guarantees healthcare for all of its citizens. Dana lives in a country which uses: A. Market-driven healthcare B. Optimization healthcare C. Universal healthcare D. Globalization healthcare

C. Universal healthcare

Which of the following is NOT considered a part of health care? A. policies that promote a clean, nontoxic environment B. availability of clean water and fresh air C. deregulation of companies that produce toxins D. promotion of policies that minimize accidents

C. deregulation of companies that produce toxins

Sociologists have adopted the phrase, "the graying of the United States." What does this phrase mean? A. People are living under so much stress now, that they are going gray early. B. Gray is culturally considered beautiful and thus people are bleaching their hair. C. With industrialization and the building of big cities, there is very little green nature left and everything is the color of steel. D. The greatest part of the population is reaching the age of 65 and entering old age.

D. The greatest part of the population is reaching the age of 65 and entering old age.

Which of the following would a social epidemiologist be likely to study: A. The prevalence of crime surrounding John Hopkins hospital B. The effects of redistricting on a local election C. The use of cough medicine as a recreational drug for suburban teens D. The high cancer rates surrounding a large manufacturing plant in New Mexico

D. The high cancer rates surrounding a large manufacturing plant in New Mexico

Taylor works as a legal assistant. His insurance doesn't cover treatment for depression, and he spends 15% of his income each month to receive care. This is an example of A. Universal healthcare B. An individual mandate C. Public insurance D. Underinsurance

D. Underinsurance