Question 1

According to the medical model of illness,

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A)   illness is anything less than a complete state of physical, social, and mental well-being.
B)   illness is best dealt with through holistic treatment.
C)   doctors around the world generally reach the same diagnosis when confronted with the same symptoms.
D)   a given illness will manifest itself in different ways in different countries.
E)   doctors should recognize that the body is more than a mere machine or factory.F) None of the above
G) B) and E) C

Question 2

Individuals who live with a troublesome condition sometimes push for the condition to be medicalized in order to

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A)   encourage research into the condition.
B)   convince doctors to take them seriously.
C)   discourage others from blaming them for their condition.
D)   all of the above
E)   none of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

According to sociologists,doctors are

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A)   social institutions.
B)   social deviants.
C)   social control agents.
D)   cultural commodities.
E)   demedicalizing.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 4

Widespread genetic testing may lead to

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A)   better counseling for those with genetic defects.
B)   increased economic protection for those who carry a genetic defect.
C)   psychological damage among those who learn that they carry the gene for a devastating illness.
D)   a greater understanding of why the severity of Down Syndrome varies so widely.
E)   the demedicalization of fatness.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Treating behavior problems among children as an illness is an example of

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A)   medicalization.
B)   demedicalization.
C)   depoliticization.
D)   medical collaboration.
E)   reductionistic treatment.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 6

The concept of an epigenetic effect suggests that genes

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A)   outweigh the potential impact of socialization.
B)   interact with the environment to cause or avoid causing an illness.
C)   mutate at different rates in different populations.
D)   Mutate in different ways in different populations.
E)   Can be modified in laboratories to prevent disease.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following is an underlying assumption of functionalism?

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A)   Society is a smoothly-working, integrated whole.
B)   Society is held together by coercion and constraint.
C)   Deviance is necessary for society to evolve.
D)   Society's needs often conflict with individuals' needs.
E)   Illness is functional.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following policies would legislators who believe heart disease is primarily caused by individual lifestyle choices be most likely to support?

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A)   increased funding for reducing air pollution
B)   proposals to increase the number of epidemiologists
C)   heavy taxes on tobacco manufacturers
D)   tax deductions for persons at risk of heart disease who join gyms
E)   increased funding for research on heart diseaseF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following can be important supporters of medicalization?

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A)   doctors
B)   lay groups
C)   pharmaceutical companies
D)   all of the above
E)   none of the aboveF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

According to Talcott Parsons,sick persons are

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A)   excused from fulfilling their normal social roles.
B)   not held responsible for their illnesses.
C)   expected to work to get well.
D)   all of the above
E)   a and b onlyF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

According to the sociological model of illness,illness is a

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A)   form of deviance.
B)   subjectively defined condition.
C)   social construction.
D)   moral status.
E)   all of the aboveF) A) and E)
G) D) and E) E

Question 12

What contribution does Parsons' concept of a sick role make to our understanding of sickness in society? What are the weaknesses of that concept?

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Question 13

Medicalization refers to

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A)   the process of developing new drugs to treat a given illness.
B)   treatment offered by medical doctors.
C)   the process of defining a condition or behavior as an illness.
D)   the growing number of doctors in the United States.
E)   the idea that the body is more than a mere machine or factory.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

Talcott Parsons' term for how society views sick people and how sick people should behave is

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A)   functionalism.
B)   deviant behavior.
C)   dysfunctional behavior.
D)   the sick role.
E)   legitimate deviance.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Most individuals assume that illness is an objective,biological category.Your textbook,on the other hand,argues that illness is a moral category and a social construction.Argue for or against this position.Be sure to address the issues likely to be raised by those holding the opposite view.

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Question 16

The belief that illness is caused by sin is especially evident in the history of

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A)   influenza.
B)   typhoid.
C)   leprosy.
D)   arthritis.
E)   stroke.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 17

In the nineteenth century,medical textbooks generally described masturbation as a sign of illness.Modern textbooks,however,do not.This is an example of

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A)   medicalization.
B)   demedicalization.
C)   depoliticization.
D)   medical collaboration.
E)   reductionistic treatment.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Early nineteenth century doctors argued that cholera typically attacked only individuals who

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A)   had come in contact with dangerous miasma.
B)   had weakened their bodies through improper living.
C)   had been weakened by living in poverty.
D)   were malnourished.
E)   had bad genes.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

The history of ADHD as a "disease" shows that

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A)   drug companies can play an important role in medicalization.
B)   the FDA has helped reduce the price of rare drugs.
C)   doctors play a much larger role than any other group in promoting medicalization.
D)   prescription drugs can only be sold to treat illnesses for which the drugs have been scientifically tested.
E)   feminists have played a major role in medicalization.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Which of the following is a contested illness?

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A)   HIV disease
B)   measles
C)   fibromyalgia
D)   leprosy
E)   influenzaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C) C

Exam 5: The Social Meanings of Illness

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