Sociology of Health Healing and Illness 7th Edition Weiss Test Bank
Sociology of Health Healing and Illness 7th Edition Weiss Test Bank
Sociology of Health Healing and Illness 7th Edition Weiss Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Those who frame their research questions in terms of public issues, rather than personal troubles, can be said to use
a. the sociological perspective.
b. functionalist theory.
c. psychoanalysis.
d. a public health perspective.
e. radical theory.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: p. 6
4. Which of the following research topics best reflects the sociological perspective?
a. how women’s traditional role can foster depression
b. how women’s hormonal swings can foster depression
c. how best to use mood-altering drugs in treating depressed women
d. how best to use psychotherapy in treating depressed women
e. how women’s relationships with their mothers can foster depression
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: p. 7-8
5. Compared to other sociologists, critical sociologists place greater emphasis on the role played by
a. social roles.
b. power.
c. socialization.
d. epidemiology.
e. educational institutions.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: p. 9
7. The rate of tuberculosis increased dramatically during the 1980s. As a result, tuberculosis during those years should be
referred to as
a. an endemic illness.
b. an epidemic.
c. an acute illness.
d. a pandemic.
e. a prevalent illness.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: p. 10
10. Before 1900, the most common causes of death in the United States were
a. chronic diseases.
b. infectious diseases.
c. accidents and trauma.
d. infant and maternal mortality.
e. diseases of old age.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: p. 11
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11. In Germany, infectious and parasitic diseases are relatively rare, chronic and degenerative diseases are relatively
common, and life expectancy is high. From these facts, we can conclude that Germany has experienced the
a. epidemiological transition.
b. sociological transition.
c. expectational profile.
d. demographic shift.
e. developed nation syndrome.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: pp. 12
12. According to most scholars, life expectancy in the United States increased dramatically after 1900 because of
a. the introduction of smallpox inoculation.
b. the development of new medical treatments.
c. changes in nutrition and living conditions.
d. the natural evolution of epidemics.
e. the natural evolution of microorganisms into less dangerous forms.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: p. 12-13
13. Sociology of medicine refers to the study of how social factors affect
a. health and illness.
b. health care.
c. health, illness, and health care, raising questions that sociologists, but not necessarily doctors, consider
important.
d. health, illness, and health care, raising questions that doctors, but not necessarily sociologists, consider
important.
e. all of the above
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: p. 9
14. To decide whether to believe in the results of a published study, it helps to know
a. whether the research was based on a random sample.
b. whether the researchers controlled statistically for possibly confounding variables.
c. what type of magazine or journal published it.
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: pp. 14-15