SOC 341 final

Which component of social class is consistently the strongest single predictor of good health a. Income b. Education c. Wealth d. Occupation

b. Education

Blank refers to the choices that people have in the lifestyles they wish to adopt a. Life chances b. Life conduct c. Life behaviors d. Agency e. None of the above

b. Life conduct

Several studies in Britain, with its universal health care, have shown that the equalization of health care alone has (blank) the disparity in health between social classes. a. Reduced b. Not reduced c. Eliminated d. Reserved e. Exaggerated

b. Not reduced

What is homeostasis? a. Changing constantly b. Physiological adaptation c. Not moving or adapting d. Physically growing e. None of the above

b. Physiological adaptation

With the transition to a greater prevalence of chronic disease, physicians have increasingly had to take which approach to medical care? a. The clinical gaze b. Use of "magic bullets" c. "whole person" care d. The re-mystification of disease e. Assembly-line care

c. "whole person" care

Today, women outlive men roughly by how many years? a. 1 b. 3 c. 4-5 d. 7 e. 10

c. 4-5

Which of the following description/s is/are correct about the theory of fundamental cause of disease? a. Fundamental causes affect multiple disease outcomes b. Fundamental caused lead to diseases through multiple risk factors c. The association is reproduced over time via the replacement of intervening mechanism d. Resources are used to avoid risks or to minimize the consequences of disease one it occurs e. All of the above

e. All of the above

Which of the following descriptions is correct about the life course perspective on health/illness?

a. All of the above

The blank hypothesis asserts that blacks are more prone to disease such as pyelonephritis and syphilis that may result in secondary hypertension a. Associated disorder b. Genetic c. Psychological stress d. Physical exertions e. Diet

a. Associated disorder

The germ theory of disease is a perspective which assert: a. Diseases are caused by biological agent b. Medicine is the only true way to treat disease c. Illness can be caused by lifestyle choices d. Germs are conscious agents that intentionally harm their hosts e. None of the above

a. Diseases are caused by biological agent

Which of the following theorist argues that suicide rates vary because of differences in the degree of social solidarity in different groups?

a. Durkheimian theory

According to Durkheim's theory on suicide, which type of suicide occurs when one is not well integrated into a group/society in general? a. Egoistic b. Anomic - regulation level is low c. Fatalistic - regulation level is high d. Altruistic - integration is high

a. Egoistic

According to the Karasek demand-control (job strain) model, when one's control (decisions/autonomy) over his work is low and the work demand is high, then one has a job with blank? a. High strain b. Low strain c. Active work d. Passive work

a. High strain

A researcher is interesting in reporting how many people in the community were diagnosed with HIV during the past month. He/she would measure the: a. Incidence b. Prevalence c. Crude rate d. Cases e. Age-specific rate

a. Incidence

National services or socialized medicine is a system of health care delivery blank a. Purchased by gov b. Indirectly mediated by the gov c. Regulated by gov but not owned d. Controlled by communist political leaders who are against capitalism e. None of these choices

a. Purchased by gov

Parsons concept of the sick role seems to typically apply only to blank diseases a. Chronic b. Acute c. infectious d. catastrophic e. None

b. Acute

Which of the following are more prevalent among the upper and middle classes? a. Schizophrenia b. Anxiety and mood disorders c. Substance-related disorders d. All e. None

b. Anxiety and mood disorders

New research is showing that the relationship between occupation, income, education and health changes over the life course, which (blank) becoming more important for health as a person moves toward older age a. Occupation b. education c. Income d. All of the above e. None of the above

c. Income

What of the following is/are stressor? a. Life events b. Chrnonic strain c. Daily hassles d. All of the choices

d. All of the choices

Several studies find that the strongest and most consistent predictor of a person's health and life expectancy is a. Psychological profile b. Neighborhood c. Gender d. Social class e. Income

d. Social class