Sociology test 2

Since 1981, AIDS has killed more than ____________ Americans.

500,000

A professional who attempts to make a client happy at the expense of the esteem of his or her peers is known to sociologists as:

a quack

When it comes to health care, Western societies:

are reactive

What might inhibit American teenagers from reaching their maximum growth potential?

bad diet

which of the following professions has the least number of practitioncers in the US?

doctors

The eradication of African river blindness (onchocerciasis) illustrates the connection between:

health and economic development

The Whitehall Study found that men in lower ranks had which of the following risk factors?

higher stress levels

Which of the following was the result of medical licensing that began in the mid-1800s?

it gave physicians more economic clout

Poor diet during adolescence can be detrimental to growth potential because:

it is one of the periods in life in which a growth spurt takes place

If you are interested in comparing the rates of illness between males and females in your dorm, you need to know the different

morbidity rates

Physicians in ancient Rome tended to have lower prestige. This was because:

more people in the medical community are being allowed to prescribe

Although doctors are very intimate and personal with their patients, it is also important for them to:

peers

one of the key traits of the medical profession is its focus on

peers

Inequality creates ____________, which affects our height through stress reactions.

psychological stress

Fee-for-service means physicians are:

reimbursed per office visit

What invention first helped doctors examine patients rather than just observe them?

stethoscope

what public health risk do we face if more and more people fail to complete prescribed courses of antibiotics?

the development of antimicrobial-resistant antigens

Physicians in ancient Rome tended to have lower prestige. This was because:

the surgeons evolved from barbers

one can best equate homepathy to

vaccines

The Whitehall Study was later expanded to include:

women