Question 1

Describe the three stages of the life-course (perspective)model that sociologists consider when they examine health issues and demographics.

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The first life-course model is a sensiti...

Question 2

In the Whitehall studies,what did the researchers hypothesize?

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A)  that not having enough food or enough nutritious food leads to worse health
B)  that exposure to discrimination in everyday life increases stress
C)  that the effects of income on health are larger for those with less money
D)  that the mechanism linking rank and health was control of one's environmentE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

The number of human beings alive doubled in the 100 years between 1910 and 2010.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are demography's "big three"?

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A)  fertility,mortality,and median age
B)  fertility,mortality,and migration
C)  fertility,mortality,and mobility
D)  fertility,mortality,and morbidityE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Emile Durkheim,in his book Suicide,showed that __________.

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A)  fewer people are likely to commit suicide in communities where social integration is extremely low
B)  fewer people are likely to commit suicide in communities where social regulation is extremely high
C)  suicide rates are not affected by group needs
D)  suicide rates are affected by the amount of social integration and social regulation in people's livesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The latter phase of the epidemiological transition is associated with __________.

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A)  childhood diseases
B)  chronic diseases
C)  infectious diseases
D)  sexually transmitted diseasesE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Epidemiology is the study of __________ events in populations,their characteristics,their causes,and their consequences.

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A)  age-related
B)  death-related
C)  health-related
D)  marriage-relatedE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

What does the structure of Sudan's age pyramid tell us?

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A)  that the numbers of those who are very young and those who are much older are roughly the same
B)  that the numbers of those who are in their 30s and 40s and those who are in their 60s and 70s are roughly the same
C)  that nearly all children survive to adolescence
D)  that infant mortality is quite highE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 9

Americans live shorter,less healthy lives than we would expect based on the wealth of the country.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why might healthy life expectancy be important to know for social planners building retirement communities?

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This metric tells them how lon...

Question 11

Once fertility decline has begun (or,in some cases,once it passes a certain threshold),it does not reverse.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 12

How does the World Health Organization define what it means to be healthy?

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A)  as the absence of disease
B)  as the absence of disease or infirmity
C)  as a state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being
D)  as a state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmityE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

If fertility in a population were to remain just a bit below replacement,population decline would be very rapid.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A doctor,a patient,and his or her family think of illness as an individual event.It is even seen as a contest between the patient and the disease (e.g. ,"she is winning her battle against breast cancer").How do sociologists see health issues?

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Sociologists take a decidedly different approach to the study of health.First,they focus on the social causes of disease within a population rather than on the immediate causes of an individual's illness.Sociologists want to know why people in some countries are much more likely to die early than those in others,or why poor populations consistently die earlier than more affluent ones.Most approaches to health research focus on individual genetic risk factors or individual behavioral risks.Instead,sociologists are interested in how interactions between individuals and the societies in which they live affect health.Sociologists also consider how social contexts shape individual health behaviors.When confronted with an overweight person,sociologists look beyond the individual's self-control to explain that outcome.Sociologists focus on how social contexts may lead individuals to eat more,and exercise less,than is healthy.They also consider how social interactions and norms affect people's willingness to stop engaging in behaviors that are bad for their health.
Finally,doctors generally focus on how our current day-to-day lives affect illness because those are the contexts they can influence.In contrast,sociologists think about how the contexts we inhabit throughout our lives affect our health.For example,babies who weigh too little when they are born are more likely to have a range of health problems as they age.Because poor early health conditions may be as important as your later health behaviors,sociologists consider how events occurring now and in the past affect your health.

Question 15

Which of the following health-related risk factors is less likely than the others to lead to a chronic health condition?

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A)  poor eating habits
B)  too much sun
C)  drinking too much unfiltered water
D)  lack of exerciseE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Obesity in the United States has increased substantially in recent decades,a pattern that many have attributed to changes in __________.

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A)  the American diet
B)  life expectancy
C)  Medicare eligibility
D)  population momentumE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following statements about Medicare is false?

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A)  Medicare does not cover the entire cost of an eligible recipient's medical bills.
B)  Citizens 65 and older are Medicare eligible.
C)  Medicare beneficiaries have no out-of-pocket healthcare expenses.
D)  Until recently,Medicare included no prescription drug benefits.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Darla's childhood health issues interrupted her schooling,which led to poor academic achievement.Eventually,she dropped out of school and began working.Her part-time job offers no health insurance coverage,so she's not keeping up with her regular medical check-ups.This scenario is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the cumulative-exposure life-course model
B)  the life-course perspective
C)  the sensitive-period life-course model
D)  the social-trajectory life-course modelE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 19

The body's stress-response system,when mobilized in response to threats,causes your heart beat to slow and your blood pressure to decline.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Since 1935,the United States has provided healthcare for citizens 65 and older through Medicare.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Population, aging, and Health

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In the Whitehall studies,what did the researchers hypothesize?

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The number of human beings alive doubled in the 100 years between 1910 and 2010.

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What are demography's "big three"?

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Emile Durkheim,in his book Suicide,showed that __________.

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The latter phase of the epidemiological transition is associated with __________.

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Epidemiology is the study of __________ events in populations,their characteristics,their causes,and their consequences.

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What does the structure of Sudan's age pyramid tell us?

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Americans live shorter,less healthy lives than we would expect based on the wealth of the country.

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Why might healthy life expectancy be important to know for social planners building retirement communities?

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Once fertility decline has begun (or,in some cases,once it passes a certain threshold),it does not reverse.

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If fertility in a population were to remain just a bit below replacement,population decline would be very rapid.

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Obesity in the United States has increased substantially in recent decades,a pattern that many have attributed to changes in __________.

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Which of the following statements about Medicare is false?

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The body's stress-response system,when mobilized in response to threats,causes your heart beat to slow and your blood pressure to decline.

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Since 1935,the United States has provided healthcare for citizens 65 and older through Medicare.

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The number of human beings alive doubled in the 100 years between 1910 and 2010.

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Emile Durkheim,in his book Suicide,showed that __________.

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The latter phase of the epidemiological transition is associated with __________.

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Epidemiology is the study of __________ events in populations,their characteristics,their causes,and their consequences.

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What does the structure of Sudan's age pyramid tell us?

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Americans live shorter,less healthy lives than we would expect based on the wealth of the country.

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Why might healthy life expectancy be important to know for social planners building retirement communities?

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Once fertility decline has begun (or,in some cases,once it passes a certain threshold),it does not reverse.

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How does the World Health Organization define what it means to be healthy?

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If fertility in a population were to remain just a bit below replacement,population decline would be very rapid.

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Which of the following health-related risk factors is less likely than the others to lead to a chronic health condition?

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Obesity in the United States has increased substantially in recent decades,a pattern that many have attributed to changes in __________.

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Which of the following statements about Medicare is false?

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