Question 1

Corporate decisions to locate polluting industries in minority neighborhoods are referred to as

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A)  environmental justice.
B)  environmental racism.
C)  internal socialization.
D)  mainstreaming.
E)  downsizing.

Question 2

According to your textbook,

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A)  all cultures consider intersex a frightening and abnormal condition.
B)  intersex babies grow up to enjoy better psychological health if they receive sex assignment surgery.
C)  doctors' decisions about sex assignment for intersex babies reflect their cultural assumptions about gender.
D)  an increasing number of doctors believe that sex assignment surgery for intersex babies should be performed as early as possible.
E)  sex reassignment surgery does not affect individuals' ability to enjoy sexuality as adults.

Question 3

Intimate partner violence

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A)  threatens men's lives as often as it threatens women's lives.
B)  serves as a form of social control, according to your textbook.
C)  serves as a form of social network, according to your textbook.
D)  is not against the law.
E)  is most often reported by Asian American women.

Question 4

The infant mortality rate among African Americans

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A)  is similar to the rate among whites.
B)  is similar to the rate among Western Europeans.
C)  is higher than among whites primarily due to biological differences.
D)  primarily reflects high rates of drug use.
E)  is higher than among whites even if we look only at the middle and upper classes. E

Question 5

African Americans with kidney disease are more likely to die than whites with the disease because

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A)  fewer African Americans are referred to transplant programs.
B)  drugs developed for white Americans don't work as well on African Americans.
C)  African Americans are less likely to want treatment.
D)  for genetic reasons, African Americans have naturally weaker kidneys.
E)  African Americans don't push hard enough to get treatment.

Question 6

Compared to lower-income persons, upper-income persons have

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A)  lower rates of illnesses at all ages.
B)  higher rates of illnesses at all ages.
C)  higher rates of heart disease.
D)  higher rates of arthritis.
E)  none of the above

Question 7

The idea that illness leads to poverty more often than poverty leads to illness is known as

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A)  epidemiological theory.
B)  sick role theory.
C)  social class theory.
D)  social drift theory.
E)  fundamental-cause theory.

Question 8

Paying for health care for the elderly will likely become more difficult in coming years because of

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A)  declining rates of infant mortality.
B)  social class differences between whites and African Americans.
C)  the Hispanic paradox.
D)  the feminization of aging.
E)  internal colonization.

Question 9

Should woman-battering be regarded by doctors as a health problem? Why or why not?

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Question 10

High rates of postneonatal infant mortality generally reflect

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A)  poverty, malnutrition, and poor living conditions.
B)  birth defects.
C)  high rates of teenage pregnancy.
D)  genetic defects.
E)  biological differences between races.

Question 11

Which of the following is true?

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A)  The American population is steadily growing older.
B)  In the future it should be easier to find young people who will care for the elderly.
C)  Infant mortality is now as high as it was in 1930.
D)  Postneonatal paralysis is a major problem for the elderly.
E)  Elderly women experience disability less often than do elderly men. A

Question 12

Research suggests that

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A)  although women complain about illness more often than men, they actually experience fewer illnesses.
B)  men's higher mortality rate in part reflects their traditional gender role.
C)  at each age, women have higher rates of fatal illnesses.
D)  women are biologically weaker than men.
E)  men seek health care more often than women.

Question 13

Compared to Anglo Americans, Native Americans are more likely to die from

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A)  cancer.
B)  heart disease.
C)  alcohol-related causes.
D)  AIDS.
E)  strokes.

Question 14

Which of the following is true?

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A)  White women live longer than white men, but African-American men live longer than African-American women.
B)  African-American women live longer than African-American men, but white men live longer than white women.
C)  Among both African Americans and whites, men live longer than women.
D)  The same diseases are the most common causes of death among both men and women.
E)  At each age, men have higher levels than women of nonfatal chronic diseases.

Question 15

Because of gender convergence,

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A)  more men now take estrogen.
B)  men's and women's health risks are becoming more similar.
C)  women now have higher rates of disability.
D)  women have become biologically weaker.
E)  men increasingly refuse to seek health care when ill.

Question 16

Which of the following is true?

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A)  Current data suggests that Hispanic Americans die younger than do white non-Hispanics.
B)  Hispanic Americans are less likely than white non-Hispanics to have health insurance.
C)  On average, immigrants from Central America are in as good health as immigrants from Mexico.
D)  Infant mortality is considerably higher among Hispanic Americans than among white non-Hispanics.
E)  Hispanic Americans are paradoxically vulnerable to malaria.

Question 17

Women have lower rates of heart disease in part because their bodies produce more estrogen than do men's bodies. This is an example of

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A)  the feminization of aging.
B)  the feminine mystique.
C)  sex differences.
D)  gender differences.
E)  both sex and gender differences. C

Question 18

The relationship between social class and health in part can be explained by

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A)  the kinds of work available to poor persons.
B)  the greater environmental hazards in poor neighborhoods.
C)  the housing available to poor persons.
D)  all of the above
E)  a and b only

Question 19

Imagine that you are a woman who is a recent immigrant and who works in a factory. Identify three factors that might put you and your family at risk for poor health.

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1) Language barrier: As a recent immigra...

Question 20

Fundamental-cause theory argues that

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A)  illness fundamentally causes poverty.
B)  poor people are less healthy than others in the United States but not Europe.
C)  smallpox results from biological causes.
D)  across societies, those with the fewest resources are most likely to fall ill.
E)  socialism is fundamental to social change.

Exam 3: The Social Distribution of Illness in the United States

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