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Sociology health and illness midterm 2 study guide
Fragen in diesem Quiz (80)
1Canadian studies from the 1980s reveal that unemployed people are more likely to ________.
- Abe hospitalized
- Breport low psychological distress
- Csustain workplace injuries
- Dall of these
2In Canada by 2008, the prevalence of measured obesity had reached ________ of the adult population.
- A15%
- B25%
- C40%
- D50%
3In 1848, Dr Rudolf Virchow, founder of modern cellular pathology, suggested that an outbreak of typhus in Prussia (now Poland) was the result of ________.
- Alice carrying bacteria
- Bmisdiagnosis
- Cprescription drug use
- Dproblems in the physical and social environment
4Researchers examining the determinants of health ________.
- Ause of a variety of systems to classify the determinants of health
- Bmake important distinctions between upstream and downstream determinants
- Cemphasize that more attention should be placed on examining distal factors as determinants of health
- DAll of these
5One of the implications of strong social support is ________.
- Aobesity
- Bincreased isolation
- Creduced mortality
- Dincreased substance abuse
6The story of Jason's health from a report on the health of Canadians by the Public Health Agency of Canada (1999) reveals that ________.
- Aoveranalyzing an individual's health is harmful
- Bcausal explanations for health status are usually easily identified
- Csocial context is not relevant to individual behavior
- Dvarious social determinants of health have a greater influence upon health than traditional behavioural risk factors
7Heredity makes us susceptible to disease, but ________ and ________ factors influence its onset.
- Asocial, emotional
- Binitial, concluding
- Cenvironmental, lifestyle
- Dsmoking, drinking
8Structural determinants of health include ________.
- Agenetic makeup
- Bliving and working conditions
- Cpersonal health practices
- Dpersonal beliefs
9It is estimated that ________ of increased longevity since 1900 is the result of improved health care.
- A70-80%
- B0-5%
- C10-15%
- D40-50%
10According to Raphael, ________ are an example of a horizontal structure.
- Aworkplace conditions
- Bsocial policies
- Cpolitical policies
- Deconomic policies
11In 2011, census data showed that for the first time there were more Canadians between the ages of 55 and 64 than those aged 15 to 24.
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12In the coming years, population aging in Canada will decelerate.
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13Three-quarters of drinking water systems in First Nations communities pose significant risks to the health of on-reserve Aboriginal peoples.
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14Research by Blaxter suggests that individual lifestyle practices may play a more important part in shaping the health of people with high socioeconomic status
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15Traditional health promotion that encourages individual Canadians to change their behavioural practices to improve health has been very successful in Canada.
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16The urban health penalty refers to research that argues that those who live in rural areas have worse health than those who live in urban centres.
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17Social determinants of health include both structural and personal factors.
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18Horizontal structures are more immediate factors that shape health and well-being, such as quality of housing.
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19Instrumental support is given when a social relationship provides a vital source of information about health-related matters.
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20There is conclusive support for the urban health penalty in the literature.
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21The decline in occupational prestige associated with a decline in perceived health status particularly affects female (as compared to male) labour force participants.
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22There has been a substantial increase in income inequality in Canada since the 1980s.
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23Those with limited access to social and economic resources are least likely to continue to participate in the labour market when they experience health problems.
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24Social-class differences in mortality persist over time even though the major causes of death change.
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25People who are retired generally report better health than people in the labour force.
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26In the Whitehall studies of civil servants, the social gradient in health outcomes could be explained by lifestyle behaviours.
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27Cultural behavioural explanations are the most common explanation guiding research on the social gradient in health in Canada.
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28There have been very few Canadian studies examining the relationship between income and health outcomes.
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29The social gradient in health is steepest in late adulthood.
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30There are dramatic differences in life expectancy today, both between and within countries.
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31In order to better understand the means by which income influences health, researchers need ________.
- Aless qualitative and mixed-methods studies
- Bmore research funding available to new researchers
- Cmore interdisciplinary work on the pathways involved in the income–health relationship
- Dmore free time to pursue leisure activities that encourage creative thinking
32Income adequacy is defined as ________.
- Ahaving sufficient income to meet family needs
- Bhaving an income 30 percent above the poverty line
- Chaving two months' worth of savings in the bank
- Dhaving enough resources to cover health-care costs only
33The _________ explanation approach argues that people with lower socioeconomic status are exposed to a more harmful environment and have less access to health care and health promotion.
- Acultural behavioural
- Bpsychosocial
- Cenvironmental surrounding
- Dmaterialist
34To understand the fundamental causes of disparities in health, one needs to focus on ________.
- Asocioeconomic position
- Bgender
- Crace and ethnicity
- Dall of these
35Among older adults, low health literacy is associated with ________.
- Apoor self-care of chronic diseases
- Bexcessive use of emergency services
- Cincreased risk of mortality
- Dall of these
36The worst type of job you can have for your health is a job characterized as ________.
- Ahigh demands and high control
- Bhigh demands and low control
- Clow demands and low control
- Dlow demands and high control
37In the United States, there is a gap in life expectancy of approximately ________ year(s) between the least advantaged and most advantaged members of society.
- A1
- B5
- C10
- D20
38The operational skills, linguistic styles, values and norms that one accrues through education and lifelong socialization are referred to as ________.
- Asocial capital
- Bcultural capital
- Csocial gradient
- Dsocial status
39Canadian studies examining data on social gradients in health conclude that ________.
- Athe social gradient in mortality is steeper for men than for women
- Bthe social gradient in mortality is steeper for women than for men
- Cthere is no gender difference in the social gradient
- Dthere is no evidence of a social gradient in mortality in Canada
40The differential vulnerability hypothesis argues that ________.
- Ayounger people are more vulnerable to disease than older adults
- Ba woman's health is more vulnerable to environmental factors than a man's
- Cpeople with lower socioeconomic status have poor coping skills
- Dpeople with no social network are more able to make independent health decisions
41Men are more likely than women to die following a heart attack or stroke.
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42Both sex and gender should be measured as non-binary variables.
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43Females' lung cancer rates are increasing, while males' lung cancer rates are either remaining stable or decreasing.
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44Women between the ages of 20 and 44 are far more likely to be hospitalized than men, even when maternity care is excluded.
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45In Canada, men die approximately four years earlier than women.
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46Since 2009, Health Canada has mandated that researchers include sex and gender–based analysis in their research.
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47Estrogen increases low density lipoprotein and thus increases women's chances of heart disease.
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48There is a much greater expectation for men to present themselves for medical care than there is for women.
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49The feminist paradigm argues that women's bodies and women's lives have been the target of medicalization.
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50Lung cancer has now surpassed breast cancer in terms of premature death among Canadian women.
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51Women are more likely than men to ________.
- Abe employed full time
- Btake on caregiving roles
- Cexercise a high level of control in their jobs
- Dbe highly valued in society
52The role accumulation hypothesis ________.
- Aemphasizes the harmful effects of women's roles
- Bsuggests women are more willing to adopt the sick role because of socialization
- Csuggests men are socialized to take risks, while women are socialized to be more cautious and concerned about taking care of their health
- Dsuggests that more roles result in better health
53The pronounced differences between women and men in the area of health and illness can be attributed to ________.
- Adifferences in socioeconomic status
- Bbiology
- Clifestyle factors
- DIt is not yet fully understood why such pronounced differences exist.
54According to the sex- and gender-based analysis (SGBA), variations in health consequences are produced by ________ that intersects with gender.
- Asocioeconomic position
- Brace and ethnicity
- Csexual orientation
- Dall of these
55Hegemonic masculinity is a cultural ideal that embodies men as ________.
- Acooperative
- Buneducated
- Cheterosexual
- Dmembers of visible minorities
56Following a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke, men (as compared to women) are ________.
- Aless likely to die
- Bless likely to undergo cardiac catheterization
- Cless likely to be transferred to a different healthcare facility
- Dall of these
57The care provided by women has been ________.
- Alargely invisible and unpaid
- Bmainly in formal healthcare settings
- Conly a small portion of the healthcare system
- Dbecoming less important over time
58Women's health-adjusted life expectancy is approximately ________ years.
- A70
- B40
- C80
- D50
59Men are far more likely than women to die of ________.
- Acerebrovascular disease
- Bheart disease
- Cdisease of the central nervous system
- Dsuicide
60Structural determinants of health include ________.
- Asmoking behaviour
- Blevel of physical activity
- Cfamily structure
- Ddiet
61A deterioration in the health of immigrants over time was not confirmed in the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada.
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62Type 2 diabetes was a problem for Aboriginal communities at the time Canada was colonized.
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63There are no notable ethnic differences in health behaviour.
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64In the National Population Health Survey, year of arrival has been found to be an important predictor of immigrant health status.
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65The commonly used measures of ethnicity in population health research are ancestry and ethnic identity.
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66The relationship between health and ethnicity has received more research attention than the link between health disparities and other sources of inequality.
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67Immigrants arriving from countries that are predominately English-speaking and culturally similar to Canada still have patterns of chronic disease that are far different that than of Canadian born.
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68Approximately one-quarter of First Nations adults aged 25–64 living on reserve have an annual income of less than $5,000.
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69A number of Canadian studies have found that Asian immigrant women are less likely than other Canadians to use preventive health services such as screening for breast and cervical cancer.
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70People who have immigrated to Canada within the last 10 years have worse self-rated health status than native-born Canadians.
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71According to the 2011 National Household Survey, there were over ________ ethnic origins reported by the total population in Canada.
- A1,000
- B26
- C640
- D200
72Cultural safety, an approach to intercultural care that relies on the mutual accommodation of both patients and providers, is a concept that has been endorsed by ________.
- Athe Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
- Bthe Canadian Nurses Association (CAN)
- Cthe Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
- Dall of these
73According to the 2011 National Household Survey, immigrants make up ________ of the Canadian population.
- Aover half
- Bjust under one-quarter
- Cless than one-tenth
- Dalmost three-quarters
74Culture tends to determine ________.
- Awhether a person is sensitive to feelings of discomfort
- Bhow symptoms are perceived and evaluated
- Cwhether or not the individual decides to seek medical care
- Dall of these
75The health benefits of living in neighbourhoods with a high concentration of others from one's own ethnic group is referred to as ________.
- Athe Chinatown effect
- Bthe ethnic density effect
- Csocial exclusion
- Dnone of these
76Aboriginal peoples are 14 times more likely than non-Aboriginals to________.
- Ahave sickle cell anemia
- Blive in a home requiring major repair
- Cavoid the use of formal health-care services
- Dreach the age of 88
77The leading causes of death among Aboriginal infants are ________.
- Adiabetes, malnutrition, and heart disease
- Brespiratory ailments, infectious diseases, and accidents
- Chomicide, neglect, cancer
- Dsudden infant death syndrome, diabetes, and heart disease
78The highest rates of depression in Canada are reported by ________.
- ABlacks
- BSouth Asians
- CAboriginals
- DEast Asains
79In 2006, Aboriginals accounted for ________ of new HIV infections in Canada.
- A5.5%
- B12.5%
- C25.5%
- D50.5%
80An ethnic group is ________.
- Airrelevant to the study of health and illness
- Ba shared set of ideas and beliefs
- Ca socially based group that exists within a cultural framework
- Donly used to define those who have immigrated to Canada within the past four years
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