Deck 17: Sociology of Health

Question 1

When apartheid was dismantled, the democratic government inherited

A)a highly fragmented health system
B)an efficient health-care system
C)a rich treasury
D)a good educational system

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Actions or behaviours outside the societal norms are called

A)illnesses
B)social control
C)deviance
D)obligations

Answer 2

C

Question 3

People who are interested in the relations between individuals and everyday interactions are called

A)interactionists
B)pacifists
C)deviants
D)teachers

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A typical social process experienced or characterised by exclusion or rejection is called

A)credit
B)esteem
C)perfection
D)stigma

Question 5

The inequality experienced with regards to illness makes health

A)an anthropological issue
B)a sociological issue
C)a cultural issue
D)religious issue

Question 6

As the result of HIV and AIDS what has been negatively impacted in South Africa?

A)wealth distribution
B)education system
C)life expectancy
D)health-care

Question 7

The Marxist perspective focuses on the

A)capitalist system
B)socialist system
C)democratic system
D)autocratic

Question 8

According to WHO, health is a state of complete physical, mental and

A)social well-being
B)cultural well-being
C)holistic well-being
D)spiritual well-being

Question 9

The bio-medical model is governed by one of these

A)physical processes
B)health constitutes freedom from disease
C)physiology
D)observation

Question 10

ARVs are medications that treat

A)TB
B)HIV
C)Influenza
D)Fever

Question 11

Study of stigma and HIV and AIDS indicate that stigma prevents testing of

A)TB
B)HIV
C)influenza
D)corona virus

Question 12

The Public Health Amendment Act of 1897 and the 1919 Health Act relate to

A)education
B)health policies
C)health care
D)governance

Question 13

Talcotts Parsons 1951 book on health is titled

A)Animal Farm
B)War and Peace
C)Anna Karenina
D)The Social System

Question 14

What are paradigms?

A)sociological theories
B)theories or ways of thinking that are commonly accepted by members of a scientific community
C)religious theories
D)cultural theories

Question 15

People who wear a red ribbon show their support for people living with

A)cancer
B)TB
C)HIV
D)lupus

Question 16

.The functionalist perspective compares society to

A)biological organisms
B)chemistry
C)quantum physics
D)religion

Question 17

The best individuals to do the 'social controlling' is the

A)engineering professionals
B)teaching professionals
C)medical professionals
D)aviation professionals

Question 18

Parsons identifies illness as a

A)social phenomenon
B)physical condition
C)mental condition
D)psychological condition

Question 19

Since 1994, health policies have been influenced by

A)political rights
B)human rights
C)educational rights
D)religious rights

Question 20

Susan Sontag illustrates how treating a particular illness as evil in

A)Illness as Metaphor
B)The Origins of AIDS
C)Borrowed Time
D)The Normal Heart

Question 21

The feminist perspective focuses on

A)children's health
B)men's health
C)geriatric health
D)women's health

Question 22

The general population in capitalist societies is affected by capital production processes that produce

A)environmental pollution
B)water pollution
C)air pollution
D)noise pollution

Question 23

Multiple oppressions experienced simultaneously in women's lives is called

A)intersectionality
B)disconnectedness
C)separateness
D)uniformity

Question 24

There is free access to antiretrovirals (ARVs) in South Africa.

Question 25

Feminisation of poverty means poverty is more severe for

A)men
B)women
C)children
D)elderly

Question 26

One of the biggest problems that transgender patients face

A)health-care practitioners who act as gatekeepers
B)teachers
C)community members
D)family members

Question 27

Health does not constitute freedom from disease

Question 28

Steve Biko Hospital is one of the few hospitals that offer healthcare services to

A)burn victims
B)women
C)transgenders
D)children

Question 29

A socio-economic society where men are given high regard and power is called a

A)patriarchy
B)matriarchy
C)oligarchy
D)democracy

Question 30

There is a relationship between health and wellness, poverty and inequality.

Question 31

Gender inequality is also obvious in how men and women are written into

A)health policies
B)educational policies
C)religious policies
D)technological policies

Question 32

The Marxist perspective has been criticised for ignoring advances in

A)bio-technology
B)medicine
C)healthcare
D)health technology

Question 33

ARVs do not necessarily kill or cure HIV and AIDS.

Question 34

Health systems in a capitalist society will not necessarily benefit the

A)students
B)working class
C)blue-collar workers
D)agricultural workers

Question 35

The Gini coefficient is a measure of

A)inequality
B)equality
C)variables
D)discrepancies

Question 36

Spiritual therapies are part of

A)homeopathy
B)Western medicine
C)traditional medicine
D)naturopathy

Question 37

Inequality is seen in the varied funding experienced by public and private health.

Question 38

According to WHO, health inequalities are the differences experienced with regards to access to and distribution of

A)wealth
B)money
C)pamphlets
D)health

Question 39

Isangomas, inyangas are often relied upon as alternatives to

A)homeopathy
B)Western medicine
C)traditional medicine
D)naturopathy

Question 40

The feminist perspective on women's health places importance on

A)social determinants
B)cultural determinants
C)religious determinants
D)educational determinants

Question 41

People living with HIV and AIDS experience health-related stigma.

Question 42

A person who acts outside societal norms is called a deviant.

Question 43

Stigma undermines efforts to deal with epidemics.

Question 44

The functionalist perspective does not compare society to biological organisms.

Question 45

Illness does not affect individual identity.

Question 46

Factors leading to inequalities in health are referred to as the social determinants of health.

Question 47

Historically traditional medicine has been regarded as inferior to Western medicine.

Question 48

Health inequalities are socially determined and are usually unfair and unavoidable.

Question 49

A key aspect of the Marxist perspective is that capitalists do not benefit from medicine.

Question 50

Fast-food chains make huge profits for the capitalist system.

Question 51

Feminists do not focus on how the minority statuses that originate from race and sexual orientation also affect women's health issues.

Question 52

The feminist perspective on health and illness focuses on women's health concerns.

Question 53

A 'sick role' is part of social control.

Question 54

The socio-economic conditions in South Africa do not affect the daily lives of black population.

Question 55

The feminist approach to health and illness argues that the medical profession is male dominated.

Question 56

The general population in capitalist societies is affected by capitalist production processes.

Question 57

An interactionist is not concerned about interaction.

Question 58

Stigma can result from physical differences and social stereotyping.

Question 59

Feminisation of poverty means poverty is more severe for women and their households.

Question 60

Judgements about illnesses are value-laden.

Question 61

About 27 million of South Africans consume traditional medicine.

Question 62

Reactions to the HIV and AIDS epidemic have been social rather than only a matter of biological fact.

Question 63

Feminists advocate for the improvement of women's health.

Question 64

Illnesses that carry stigma, like HIV and AIDS and cancer, are not viewed by society as the fault of the ill person.

Question 65

A transgender individuals have no problem accessing healthcare in South Africa.