Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a chronic illness?

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Cancer is a chronic illness because it often requires ongoing treatment and management, and can have long-term effects on a person's health and well-being. Influenza, pneumonia, and accidents are typically acute illnesses or injuries that may be severe but generally have a shorter duration and do not require ongoing management.

Question 2

Which of the following categories of the U.S.population has the highest dropout rate?

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According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics in 2018, Hispanics have the highest dropout rate among all racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

Question 3

What is your view of an ideal educational system in the United States? Describe how schooling would operate in your ideal case.Who would have access to college education? Would intellectual ability or ability to pay matter in the admissions process? Explain your vision.

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Question 4

Describe the role of community colleges in U.S.higher education.When did community colleges become widespread? Compared to other types of colleges and universities,what benefits do they offer? What special importance do community colleges have for minority populations?

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Question 5

Schooling in the United States has always favored theoretical learning over practical learning.

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Schooling in the United States has historically balanced both theoretical and practical learning, with variations depending on the era, region, and educational philosophy. Vocational and technical education has been a significant component of the American education system, especially in secondary and post-secondary institutions.

Question 6

Which sexually transmitted disease infects 24 million U.S.adolescents and adults (about one in six)?

Accepted Answer

Genital herpes is the sexually transmitted disease that infects 24 million U.S. adolescents and adults, which is about one in six.

Question 7

In the United States today,

Accepted Answer

There is currently a significant shortage of teachers in the United States, particularly in high need areas such as special education, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), and bilingual education. This shortage is expected to continue in the coming years as many current teachers reach retirement age and student enrollment grows.

Question 8

Discuss the "right to die" debate.How has modern technology created this debate in the first place? What are the arguments for legal euthanasia? What are the arguments against it? Which side do you find more convincing? Why?

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Question 9

Getting into college in Japan,compared to the United States,is more a matter of

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In Japan, college admissions are heavily based on the scores of achievement tests, such as the National Center Test. Factors such as athletic ability, family ties, and wealth are not typically considered as heavily in the admissions process as they may be in the United States.

Question 10

Eating disorders have much to do with how our society defines femininity.

Accepted Answer

Our society often equates thinness with beauty and femininity, leading to an idealization of the "perfect" female body. This can contribute to the development of eating disorders, as individuals feel pressure to conform to this standard.

Question 11

Why is cigarette smoking considered the leading preventable cause of death in the United States? Describe the health consequences of smoking cigarettes.Using the sociological perspective,explain what categories of people are most and least likely to smoke.Has the smoking hazard always been recognized? Why,in your opinion,is cigarette smoking still common,especially among college students?

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Question 12

What are several reasons that community colleges are important to higher education in the United States?

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Question 13

What is social epidemiology? Answer by sketching patterns of health for the U.S.population,taking account of (a)gender,(b)social class,and (c)race.

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Question 14

Use the case of eating disorders or obesity as the focus of an essay that explains why health and illness are correctly understood as societal and cultural issues as much as they are medical issues.

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Question 15

Which of the following is a latent function of schooling?

Accepted Answer

Providing child care is a latent function of schooling because it is not the primary purpose of schools, but it is a beneficial side effect for working parents who need a safe and supervised environment for their children during the day.

Question 16

Applying the social-conflict approach,what are the problems in the U.S.educational system? Consider quality of public schooling,inequality among schools,and access to higher education.Consider class,gender,race,and ethnicity in your essay.

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Question 17

Which of the following is the MOST common way that people in the United States pay for medical care?

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Private insurance programs are the most common way people in the United States pay for medical care. This includes employer-sponsored plans and individual plans purchased on the healthcare marketplace. While programs like Medicare and Medicaid are important for certain populations, they are not as widely used by the general population as private insurance. HMOs are a type of insurance plan and therefore fall under the category of private insurance programs. The United States does not have a government-run universal healthcare program.

Quiz 14: Education, health and Medicine