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Critics of the functionalist view of the sick role suggest:
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all of these
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Which sociological perspective suggests that the term "medicalization of society" refers to the growing role of medicine as a major institution of social control?
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conflict
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A vicious cycle exists in which low-income and uninsured people have the worst health, which in turn may limit their ability to escape poverty or even to obtain health insurance.
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True
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Which area of study is concerned with the interrelationships among people in their spatial setting and physical environment?
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human ecology
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Mexican Americans may interpret their illnesses according to traditional practices and seek treatment in the form of curanderismo, which refers to:
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holistic healthcare.
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Mortality rates are the:
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incidence of death in a given population.
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Which of the following is true regarding citizens who lack health insurance?
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all of these
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Social epidemiology is defined as the:
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NOT: total number of cases of infant deaths for a given population during a specific period of time.
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The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. through 2008 was about how many cases?
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NOT: 250,000
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The first case of AIDS was first reported in the U.S. in what year?
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1981
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Which of the following statements are true regarding medical care?
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NOT: African Americans are more reluctant to seek medical care.
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Which critic of environmental policies notes that capitalist societies have increasing demands for products, for obtaining natural resources at minimal costs, and for manufacturing products as quickly and cheaply as possible—no matter what the long-term environmental consequences will be?
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Allan Schnaiberg
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Medicine serves as an agent of social control by retaining absolute jurisdiction over many healthcare procedures.
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True
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In the Fall of 2008, 48 percent of all new medical school students in the U.S. were female, yet only what percent of faculty members at medical schools were female?
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NOT: 41 percent
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Which of the following is true regarding citizens who lack health insurance?
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all of these
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The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. through 2008 was about how many cases?
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NOT: 250,000, 500,000
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The irony of midwives is that they first brought professionalism to child delivery, yet today are portrayed as invading the legitimate field of obstetrics.
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True
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Worldwide, 2.6 billion people do not have acceptable means of sanitation.
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True
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A significant rise in the earth's surface temperatures can cause which of the following to happen
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all of these
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Which type of medicine refers to therapies in which the health care practitioner considers the person's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual characteristics?
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NOT: traditional
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An individual determines whether or not he or she is healthy based on:
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criteria established by themselves, their relatives, friends, coworkers, and medical practitioners.
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Which sociological perspective(s) 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 IV drug users, are comparatively powerless?
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conflict and feminist perspectives
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Patients' judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender, age, social class, race, and ethnicity.
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True
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Erin Brockovich, a relatively recent movie that features Julia Roberts, examines a true life event that revolves around environmental pollution in a working-class community by a major utility corporation that was apparently unconcerned about the long-term effects of the pollution on community residents. This movie illustrates which sociological concept?
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NOT: demographic transition
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Polio is a disease that was almost eradicated, but there are still new cases that appear due to the failure to immunize all children. Researchers keep close tabs on how many new cases of this disease occur each year in the hope that it will soon cease to exist. This enumeration is an example of:
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incidence.
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__________, or "walking in beauty," describe(s) a Navajo worldview in which everything in life is connected and influences everything else.
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both Hozho and Hozhoni
