Sociology Chapter 13

In which race/ethnic group do members have the lowest life expectancy?

Black

According to Talcott Parsons, sick people do not need to have their lack of productivity justified.

False

In the United States, physicians tend to gather in rural areas and neglect the urban areas.

False

The two primary measurements social scientists use to assess a country's overall health are crime rates and infant mortality.

False

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following are positive consequences of medicalization?

Those with medicalized conditions can better access medical treatment. People are often more empathetic toward those with medicalized problems

Direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceuticals contributes to the medicalization process in the United States.

True

Exercise levels are impacted by numerous social factors, including crime rates.

True

In addition to biological wellness, illness impacts the social, emotional, and economic well-being of affected individuals.

True

Medicalization shapes how people perceive and experience illness.

True

People of low socioeconomic status are more likely to have a mental illness than people of high socioeconomic status.

True

The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) includes a section that covers sociological concepts.

True

What is a potential problem that might arise from the medicalization of 'female sexual dysfunction'?

We may fail to consider the social context behind this condition.

Which state had the highest opioid overdose death rate in 2017?

West Virginia

Which social condition explains why women have higher rates of morbidity than men?

Women assume the role of the caregiver more often than men.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. What provision(s) is/are included under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?

Young adults can remain on their parents' insurance plan until they are 26 years old Insurance companies must cover individuals no matter the cost of their health-care needs. Preventative health services must be provided to patients for free.

Which illness is most likely to cause biographical disruption for those affected?

diabetes

Rob Brandt of the Opioid Recovery Center argues that the majority of funding is put into_______.

drug treatment

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. On which of the following broad topics do medical sociologists generally focus?

health disparities experiences with illness the health-care system

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which condition(s) have become more medicalized in the United States as the health institution has grown?

hyperactivity excessive gambling

How has the median national death rate changed between 1999 and 2016?

increased by 459%

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which condition(s) positively impact individuals' ability to be healthy?

living in a safe community having flexibility at work

The primary cause of personal bankruptcy filings in the United States is ______.

medical debt

The changes in accessibility to birth control depending on policies made at the national level suggest that ______.

our social institutions are interconnected

In addition to the provision of free birth control, what is another provision of the ACA?

required insurance companies to cover individuals regardless of any pre-existing conditions

Sociologists consider health and illness to be ______.

socially patterned

Talcott Parsons' 'sick role' theory would be primarily concerned with the impact that opioid addiction is having on which ______.

society

According to the fundamental cause theory, what factor is the most important in explaining disparities in health?

socioeconomic status

Addyi is being marketed as "the first of her kind." The introduction of the first drug to treat female sexual dysfunction is an example of ______.

the medicalization of this condition