Sociology Chapter 19 Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2024
Which sociological perspective argues that sick people fill a societal role, and are stigmatized by society if they spend longer in that role than is appropriate?" - Answers Functionalism
Shane believes that the commodific...
Which sociological perspective argues that sick people fill a societal role, and are stigmatized by society
if they spend longer in that role than is appropriate?" - Answers Functionalism
Shane believes that the commodification of health has created a large number of problems within the
United States. From which sociological perspective does this come from? - Answers Conflict theory+
In recent years, a great compulsion to engage in frequent and risky sexual behaviors was deemed sexual
addiction. This is an example of:" - Answers Medicalizatiof deviance
Sheryl was diagnosed with bipolarity when she was a teenager. She s hesitant to tell her friends, and
tries her best to hide her diagnosis from her coaches, teachers, and employers, since she s seen other
people with the illness be discriminated against on account of it. Bipolarity is an example of a(n):" -
Answers Stigmatized illness
The United States healthcare system consists of: - Answers Public and private insurance coverage
Which of the following is NOT a result of the commodification of health care? - Answers HIV spreading
across the United States at a rapid rate in the 1980 s
"Until 1973 homosexuality was considered a psychological disorder American Psychological Association.
Which sociological perspective would be most concerned with why this was considered an illness, and
what effect that diagnosis had on society? - Answers Symbolic interactionist
Which of the following would a social epidemiologist be likely to study: - Answers The high cancer rates
surrounding a large manufacturing plant in New Mexico.
What is one of the largest contributors to health problems in low-income countries? - Answers Clean
water access
Medical sociology is the systematic study of: - Answers "How humans manage issues of health and
illness, disease and disorders, and health care for both the sick and the healthy"
Which of the following is an example of legitimation - Answers Marley s doctor diagnosing him with
bronchitis
What sociologist pioneered the concept of The Sick Role ? - Answers Talcott Parsons
Which of the following best defines the concept of The Sick Role ? - Answers The pattern of expectations
that define appropriate behavior for the sick and for those who take care of them
When a number of young, gay men in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles began dying of a
mysterious disease in the early 1980 s, the public began referring to the disease as the gay cancer,
stigmatizing the disease for doctors and patients. This is an example of: - Answers The cultural meaning
of illness
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