Final Exam Practice Test

According to the text, what are the major factors involved in forming relationships and selecting mates? a. personal chemistry b. the unique individual characteristics of the individuals involved c. the tendency to choose mates who are similar in class, race, ethnicity, and age d. the desire to find a mate who comes from a radically different background

a

Epidemiologists are currently studying the role of climate change in the spread of diseases globally. They have found that increases in temperature can also increase the numbers of a. vector organisms. b. food deserts. c. chronic diseases. d. pathogens.

a

Functionalists view the family as responsible for the reproduction of society in what way? a. It produces and socializes children. b. It is the fundamental planning mechanism for society. c. It is the most important unit of consumption. d. It is the basic unit of the household and the smallest building block of a society.

a

In the United States today, very few people marry outside of their own socioeconomic classes, suggesting that there is a high degree of a. endogamy. b. exogamy. c. polyandry. d. polygamy.

a

Mark lives in a densely populated American city and he buys groceries from the nearby corner store. The corner store mostly sells food that is canned or frozen and doesn't have a lot of variety. What can we infer about Mark? a. He lives in a food desert. b. He practices alternative medicine. c. There is a large grocery store nearby, but he prefers the corner store. d. He eats nutritious meals every day.

a

Researchers found that poorer Louisville residents suffered greater rates of illness and died earlier than wealthier ones. Of what is this an example? a. deprivation amplification b. food deserts c. an epidemic d. the sick role

a

Unmarried adults who are romantically involved and live together under the same roof are participating in a. cohabitation. b. sinful behavior. c. premarital bliss. d. the honeymoon phase.

a

What is an individual saying when he or she describes someone who is related to him or her biologically as "not really kin"? a. The relative has not exercised his or her rights or fulfilled his or her obligations as a family member. b. The relative is part of the extended rather than the nuclear family. c. The relative does not belong to the relevant voluntary associations. d. The relative has died.

a

What type of care are we practicing when we focus on making a person comfortable at the end of life? a. palliative b. crisis c. chronic d. preventive

a

Who is more likely to return home after a full day of paid labor and put in a "second shift" at home taking care of domestic work? a. women b. men c. young people d. older people

a

You are an American with a lower socioeconomic status. You are a racial minority, live in public housing, and you work at a physically labor-intensive job. You are supporting a family of four on your wages. It is likely that you a. have a number of ailments like arthritis and asthma. b. view physical labor as preventative medicine. c. report having good physical well-being. d. engage in regular good health practices.

a

Given the history of the family, what sort of changes do you think would be most likely to make the extended family more relevant again? a. changes in America's travel and transportation services b. changes in the economy that make people less likely to move away from their hometowns to get a job c. changes in divorce laws that make it harder for couples to separate d. changes in religion that cause adults to reevaluate how they relate to their parents

b

In the early 1900s, more than half of American women gave birth at home. Today, around 99 percent of all births take place in hospitals. This is an example of a. chronic care. b. medicalization. c. palliative care. d. the tragedy of the commons.

b

JDate, a dating website for Jewish people, is sometimes used by non-Jews who are interested in dating Jews. These non-Jews are practicing a. monogamy. b. exogamy. c. homogamy. d. polyandry.

b

Sid feels horrible. He goes to his doctor, who tells Sid he has a bad cold and should feel better soon. How would Sid's illness be classified? a. chronic b. acute c. crisis d. preventive

b

The ________ approach to addiction posits that people of lower socioeconomic status are more likely to be scrutinized as problem drinkers or drug addicts. a. structural functionalist b. conflict theory c. symbolic interactionist d. sick role

b

The concept of acknowledging and incorporating a patient's cultural background as part of the treatment process is called a. patient rights. b. cultural competence. c. the Association of American Medical Colleges. d. crisis medicine.

b

What is it called when the incidence of a particular infectious disease is drastically larger than first estimated? a. an epidemic b. a pandemic c. epidemiology d. a distribution issue

b

Why are remarriage rates lower today than they were in the 1960s? a. Divorced people tend to have a series of short relationships instead of getting remarried. b. There has been an increase in cohabitation among unmarried couples. c. Divorce rates have dropped slightly. d. People tend to divorce at later ages, so they are less likely to remarry.

b

Why do the authors of your textbook reject definitions of family that depend on particular types of people (like parents) and specific types of ties (like marriage)? a. They believe that the nuclear family remains the most important prototype for a family. b. They want the definition to be broad enough to encompass a variety of living arrangements. c. They believe that in the future more families will consist of two sets of parents with children. d. They argue that it is important to limit the definition of families so that families can be discussed with clarity.

b

Why do the authors of your textbook reject definitions of family that depend on particular types of people (like parents) and specific types of ties (like marriage)? a.They believe that the nuclear family remains the most important prototype for a family. b.They want the definition to be broad enough to encompass a variety of living arrangements. c.They believe that in the future more families will consist of two sets of parents with children. d.They argue that it is important to limit the definition of families so that families can be discussed with clarity.

b

According to the text, ________ is one of several reasons people live their lives unmarried. a. the bohemian lifestyle b. an inability to find a mate c. the single lifestyle d. fear of infidelity

c

C. Wright Mills used the term "sociological imagination" to refer to important interconnections between personal troubles and public issues. What would he have said about deprivation amplification? a. Public issues cause poor health, so work must be done to more properly address disease rates solely at the public level. b. Personal troubles cause poor health, so work must be done to more properly address disease rates solely at the personal level. c. Both public issues and personal troubles contribute to poor health, so work must be done at both levels to more properly address disease rates. d. Neither public issues nor personal troubles contribute to poor health, so work done at these levels would not address disease rates any differently.

c

In what would a symbolic interactionist studying the family be MOST interested? a. the inequalities associated with men's negligible role in raising and caring for infants b. the diminished role the family plays in teaching children important skills c. the way gift giving within an extended family makes some bonds more important than others d. the way increasing divorce rates are making it harder for families to function and to socialize children

c

Is medicine in the United States a social institution? a. Yes, because doctors need licenses to practice. b. No, because it is more of an ideal than a social institution. c. Yes, because organizations like the American Medical Association set policy and shape definitions of health and illness throughout the nation. d. No, because organizations like the American Medical Association are brick-and-mortar places and not really large-scale patterns of interaction.

c

Ori went to eat at his favorite restaurant and got food poisoning. His illness was treated right away. This type of illness would be classified as a. palliative. b. chronic. c. acute. d. lifestyle based.

c

Talcott Parsons researched ________ from a structural functionalist perspective. a. the medical establishment b. cultural competence c. the sick role d. doctors' power and status

c

What do sociologists call the tendency to marry someone of a similar background? a. heterogamy b. in-group orientation c. endogamy d. exogamy

c

What sort of laws prohibited the mixing of racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, or sexual contact? a. reconstruction b. common c. anti-miscegenation d. Jim Crow

c

Which theoretical perspective would lead you to consider the broader social effects of the division of labor between men and women in the household? a. symbolic interactionism b. queer theory c. conflict theory d. structural functionalism

c

Why is it important to address that approximately 75 percent of patients die in settings like hospitals instead of at home? a. It helps researchers find data on the cause of death. b. It indicates that death is a major life event. c. It shows how death has been medicalized. d. It is a sign that more people are dying earlier.

c

________ gather and analyze data on particular illnesses: how, where, and to whom they are spread; and how to stop their spread. a. Sociologists b. Psychologists c. Epidemiologists d. Entomologists

c

A man recently learned that he has a mental illness. Since his diagnosis, he has begun to act according to the illness and in ways that he thinks others expect someone with a mental illness to act. Which theory of health and illness best explains his situation? a. curative medicine b. structural functionalism c. conflict theory d. symbolic interactionism

d

How does the U.S. Census Bureau define "family"? a.people who are emotionally or materially interdependent b.people who share a household c.parents living with minor children d.two or more individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption who share a household

d

Kendra is a lower-class American. She lives in public housing, did not finish high school, experiences lapses in employment, and has a hard time making financial ends meet. Kendra is twice as likely as people who are not living in poverty to a. visit a doctor for yearly checkups. b. have an above-average life expectancy. c. report having good physical well-being. d. suffer from depression.

d

Propinquity refers to a. a fixed set of beliefs. b. the tendency to seek people with similar backgrounds. c. the desire for the exotic and the foreign. d. geographic proximity.

d