Question 1

What do we know about the interrelationship of health, mortality, and income among the lower classes in industrialized countries? Discuss the evidence. Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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Question 2

When Europeans came to the New World, how was the health of the native peoples of the Americas affected? How was the health of Europeans affected? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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Question 3

In the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) study, what was revealed about most older married respondents? Your answer should be two to three sentences in length.

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Question 4

Discuss how technology has changed procreation. What moral issues arise due to the emergence of new procreative technologies? Your answer should be two to three paragraphs in length.

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Question 5

Characterize the current attitudes toward gays and lesbians in the United States. Provide evidence that supports your characterization. What can be done to combat homophobia individually and collectively? Your answer should be one to two paragraphs in length.

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Question 6

Outline Talcott Parsons's concept of the sick role. Be sure to discuss the three "pillars" of the sick role as well as the three versions it might take. How does this concept fit with functionalist assumptions? What criticisms can be made of sick role theory? Provide examples to illustrate your criticisms. Your answer should be two to three paragraphs in length.

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Question 7

How do symbolic interactionists approach the study of illness and health? What forms of "work" are involved? Provide examples to illustrate your points. Your answer should be one to two paragraphs in length.

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Question 8

How can the obesity epidemic be explained? Why are minorities and the poor more at risk? Propose solutions. Your answer should be two to three paragraphs in length.

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Question 9

What determines sexual orientation? Discuss current research on the interplay of biology and social learning in shaping sexual behavior and sexual orientation. Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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Question 10

Why are people increasingly seeking alternative medicine to treat illness? In what ways are they dissatisfied with conventional medicine? Why does conventional medicine not seem to have answers for some of these conditions? Your answer should be one to two paragraphs in length.

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Question 11

Why is anorexia found predominantly among young women? Why has its incidence been increasing during the past 30 to 40 years? Why is it spreading globally? Your answer should be one to two paragraphs in length.

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Question 12

Compare and contrast the Alfred Kinsey (1948, 1953) study with the Edward Laumann (1994) study. Your answer should be two to three paragraphs in length.

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Question 13

Why might the global AIDS epidemic and the efforts to halt its spread be considered an example of the "socialization of nature"? Explain how and why, using examples from your text and readings. Your answer should be one to two paragraphs in length.

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Question 14

Who has better health: men or women? Discuss the evidence. Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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Question 15

Prior to the twentieth century, what was more significant in the decline of death rates? What was less significant? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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Quiz 18: The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality