Elements of Sociology 4e, Practice Quiz: Chapter 13

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. According to your textbook, medical sociology is rooted in which of the following types of sociology?

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. Even though Mary has a high fever and a constant cough, she refuses to see a doctors and instead treats herself with herbal remedies and goes to class instead. According to Talcott Parson's, she is violating which of the following expectations of the sick role?

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. Ivan Emke (2002) noted that the model of the sick roles changes over time. Which of the following best reflects a new expectation placed on the sick today?

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. Which of the following term best captures the application of standard principles and practices of Western scientific disciplines, particularly biology, in the diagnosis and treatment of symptoms of illness and disease?

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. Biomedicine is often criticized for its reductionism, because it tends to do what?

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. Relatively "normal" conditions, such as being nervous when attending a party where you don't know many of the guests, are increasingly identified as diseases that can be treated with "commodity cures," such as anxiety medication. This is an illustration of which of the following?

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. Which term refers to large pharmaceutical companies that profit from developing, manufacturing, and marketing drugs?

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. Ivan Illich (1995) problematizes that many of medical issues nowadays are doctor-generated epidemics. One major cause of diseases is the hidden or obscured political conditions that render society unhealthy. Which type of iatrogenesis is described here?

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. According to your textbook, healing from an injury or illness is an intrinsically and entirely medical process.

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. According to your textbook, all members of society have a similar experience when interacting with the medical system and its professionals.

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. According to Talcott Parsons, both the individual and society are met with expectations when it comes to being sick.

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. One central problem with Talcott Parson's sick role is that it assumes that all members of society are equally able to play the sick role.

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. Acupuncture, yoga, breathing exercises and other relaxation methods are frequently used in by biomedical practitioners to facilitate healing.

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. According to Ivan Illich (1995), medicalization is a consequence of a health care system in which professional control work is deemed important.

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. Ivan Illich's (1995) cultural iatrogenesis refers to the ways in which diagnosis and cure can cause problems that are as bad or worse than the health problems they are meant to resolve.

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. One way to alleviate Canada's shortage of medical professionals would be to recognize the foreign credentials of immigrant doctors so they can practise medicine in Canada.

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. Women are now more likely to graduate from medical school than men, and yet, they continue to face bias and discrimination in the health care system.

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. According to the inverse care law, people in wealthy communities are the healthiest and thus access medical services less often than people in poor communities.

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