Deck 53: Social Epidemiology and Health Care in the United States

Question 1

Mortality rates are the

A)incidence of diseases in a given population.
B)number of new cases of a specific disorder occurring within a given population during a stated period of time.
C)incidence of death in a given population.
D)total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Sociologist Howard Waitzkin suggested that racial tensions helped explain which of the following?

A)breast cancer
B)diabetes
C)hypertension
D)lung disease

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Younger people are more likely to be hospitalized than elderly people,due to the lifestyles and risks taken more often by young people compared to older people.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Social epidemiology is defined as the

A)total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.
B)total number of communicable diseases that exist at a given time.
C)study of the distribution of disease,impairment,and general health status across a population.
D)total number of cases of infant deaths for a given population during a specific period of time.

Question 5

Mexican Americans may interpret their illnesses according to traditional practices and seek treatment in the form of curanderismo,which refers to

A)sweat lodges.
B)euthanasia.
C)folk medicine.
D)prayer.

Question 6

Research in the United States and other countries has consistently shown that people in the lower classes have

A)lower mortality rates.
B)higher rates of mortality and disability.
C)lower rates of cancer and heart disease.
D)both higher rates of mortality and disability and lower rates of cancer and heart disease.

Question 7

Women have shorter life spans due to their lifestyle choices.

Question 8

Which of the following has been a barrier for research on women's health?

A)Women do not want to be researched.
B)Women have often been excluded from medical studies.
C)Medical research is difficult to do on women.
D)All of these answers are correct.

Question 9

Which of the following is true about the health care Latinos receive?

A)Health care is poor due to cultural differences.
B)Latinos receive more preventive care from primary physicians.
C)Latinos are more likely to seek treatment in clinics and emergency rooms.
D)It is a myth that Latinos' cultural beliefs affect their use of the health care system.

Question 10

Traditional medicine refers to therapies in which the health care practitioner considers the person's physical,mental,emotional,and spiritual characteristics.

Question 11

What organization,founded in 1848,began by attacking "lay" doctors and institutionalized its authority through standardized programs of education and licensing?

A)American Hospital Association (AHA)
B)American Medical Association (AMA)
C)American Association of Retired People (AARP)
D)Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

Question 12

In the view of which theorist do capitalist societies such as that of the United States care more about maximizing profits than they do about the health and safety of industrial workers?

A)Harold Garfinkel
B)Leonard Stein
C)Talcott Parsons
D)Karl Marx

Question 13

Which sociological perspective would be most likely to argue that policymakers have been slow to respond to the AIDS crisis because those in high-risk groups,such as gay men and intravenous drug users,are comparatively powerless?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict perspective
C)interactionist perspective
D)global perspective

Question 14

Which type of medicine refers to therapies in which the health care practitioner considers the person's physical,mental,emotional,and spiritual characteristics?

A)traditional
B)Ayurveda
C)holistic
D)homeopathy

Question 15

In the United States,the fear of contracting AIDS has likely led to changes in sexual behavior among both homosexuals and heterosexuals.Which sociological perspective would focus on these changes in sexual relationships?

A)functionalist perspective
B)conflict perspective
C)interactionist perspective
D)feminist perspective

Question 16

Morbidity rates are the

A)incidence of diseases in a given population.
B)number of new cases of a specific disorder occurring within a given population during a stated period of time.
C)incidence of death in a given population.
D)total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time.

Question 17

Discuss the economic and racial dimensions of health insurance within the United States today.How do issues such as immigration,life spans,and the institutionalization of medicine play into the issue? Also,be sure to provide solution(s)you feel the U.S.should adopt so that more people are provided with health care.

Question 18

As a result of a dramatic increase in Medicare costs,what did the federal government do in 1983?

A)introduced a price-control system
B)changed enrollment eligibility standards
C)ceased funding new patients
D)terminated payments to private hospitals

Question 19

In what year did the U.S.government enact both Medicare and Medicaid-two national health care programs receiving federal funding?

A)1945
B)1955
C)1965
D)1975

Question 20

Which psychiatrist stated that nurses are to perform their duties without challenging the authority of male doctors,a process referred to as the doctor-nurse game?

A)Sigmund Freud
B)Leonard Stein
C)Alfred Adler
D)William Glasser

Question 21

Discuss holistic medicine and how it compares and contrasts with traditional Western medicine.Describe the future you envision for "alternative" medicine in the West.