101. According to the text, which of these groups is least likely to utilize health services?
a. Whites
b. African Americans
c. Hispanics
d. Native Americans
102. Research on gender and health finds that
a. older women are more likely than older men to suffer from stress, hypertension and chronic illness.
b. as women age, health status improves so they are less likely to contract disease.
c. men and women now have about the same average life expectancy.
d. throughout their life span men are more likely to be overweight than women.
103. Social conditions have a significant effect on health. In fact,
a. male occupational roles put them at greater risk than women of infectious disease.
b. perceived discrimination against oneself is related to psychological and physical health.
c. housewives have higher rates of illness than women who work outside the home.
d. All of these choices are true.
104. The program that provides medical care for the poor is called _____.
a. Medicare
b. Medicaid
c. Health Maintenance Organization
d. Social Security
105. Comparing the health care system of the U.S. with those of other industrialized countries, the text notes that
a. the U.S. spends more money and coverage is less comprehensive than in other industrialized countries.
b. the U.S. has the indisputably best health care delivery system among industrialized countries for the poor.
c. it is not possible to provide health coverage for the majority of the population for less than 13% of the
gross domestic product.
d. the U.S. leads in cost-efficient management of health care.
106. According to the text, which of these is a not major contributor to skyrocketing health-care costs in the U.S.?
a. Increasing costs of hospital care
b. The costs of malpractice insurance
c. Third party payment system
d. Large numbers of uninsured Americans
107. Even after public education became compulsory in 1900, it was still denied to members of minority groups.
a. True
b. False
108. Blacks have a lower rate of graduation than Hispanics.
a. True
b. False
109. A latent function of education in the U.S. is that it supervises young people and keeps them from getting into
trouble.
a. True
b. False
110. Conflict theory emphasizes inequality within the education system.
a. True
b. False
111. From the perspective of symbolic interactionism, the expectations that teachers have for students and the way
they interact is an important determinant of educational outcomes.
a. True
b. False
112. Gender heavily influences the relationship between income and education.
a. True
b. False
113. Social class origin is more important than education in determining a person’s occupation and income.
a. True
b. False
114. Family income is a strong predictor of SAT scores.
a. True
b. False
115. Research clearly supports tracking within schools.
a. True
b. False
116. Education is the main predictor of upward social mobility.
a. True
b. False
117. Education has reduced many inequalities in society since compulsory education began.
a. True
b. False
118. Low-income communities are at risk for limited opportunities due to bad schools in the U.S.
a. True
b. False
119. Obesity is caused by a lack of self-control and is unrelated to other factors.
a. True
b. False
120. In general, SAT tests do not predict school performance very well for anyone.
a. True
b. False
121. Educators are in agreement that there is one fundamental type of intelligence that may be measured using
standardized testing instruments.
a. True
b. False
122. The legislation called No Child Left Behind has made a significant difference in equalizing education among
children of all races and social classes.
a. True
b. False
123. The predictive reliability of standardized tests of cognitive ability is greater for White males than for other
students.
a. True
b. False
124. Compared with much of the world, the U.S. is considered a healthy country.
a. True
b. False
125. Being skinny was associated with poor health during the early twentieth century.
a. True
b. False
126. Obesity is an individual problem, based on individuals making poor choices.
a. True
b. False
127. Definitions of illness and wellness are culturally relative.
a. True
b. False
128. The United States tops the list of all countries in per person expenditures for health care.
a. True
b. False
129. Symbolic interactionists view illness from the context of its social definition.
a. True
b. False
130. Health care is more readily available to Whites than other racial groups.
a. True
b. False
131. The lower the social class status of the person, the less access they have to adequate health care.
a. True
b. False
132. Outline the three kinds of education in the United States.
133. List and briefly discuss at least three functions of education in the U.S.; be sure to include at least one latent
function.
134. Compare and contrast the functionalist and conflict views of education.
135. Discuss the symbolic interactionist approach to education; incorporate these terms: teacher expectancy effect,
self-fulfilling prophecy, and stereotype threat.
136. Explain how standardized tests, like the SAT, promote inequality within society.
137. Discuss the effects of education on occupation, income, and social mobility. Provide examples.
138. Briefly define the programs called No Child Left Behind and describe how effective this legislation has been.
139. Discuss the main causes and demographic features of the obesity epidemic.
140. Discuss the logic behind tracking and detracking.
141. What are the positive and negative functions of the health care system in the US?
142. Discuss the key components of the debate on high stakes testing.
143. Discuss the U.S. model of medicine. What are the roles played by the disease model and prevention?
144. Discuss the key social causes of the obesity epidemic in the U.S. What is your perspective on these causes?
145. Identify the problems inherent in the health care crisis and develop a proposal to solve these problems.
146. Discuss the impact of race and gender on health care.
147. Discuss how health and access to health care are influenced by social factors, in particular by race, social class,
and gender.
148. Compare the functionalist and conflict perspectives approaches to health care and health care delivery.
149. Explain how symbolic interactionist address illness and the healthcare system.
150. Compare the U.S. with other countries in terms of heath care costs and accessibility.
151. Describe the policy implication for health according to the major theoretical perspectives.
152. Discuss the cultural and economic reasons for the U.S. reluctance to provide universal health care coverage for its
citizens.
153. Explain the main causes of the health care crisis in the U.S.
154. Discuss the characteristics of charter schools in the U.S. What is your perspective on charter schools and
inequality in public education?
155. Describe how the passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2012 addresses the problems of
health care accessibility.