Question 1

In developing his concept of the sick role, Parsons linked his ideas to which two classical theorists?

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A)   Marx and Goffman.
B)   Weber and Marx.
C)   Marx and Engels.
D)   Durkheim and Weber.
E)   Durkheim and Goffman.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

What caused the prevalence of STDs to soar around the globe?

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A)   The birth control pill.
B)   A worldwide ideology of sexual liberation and permissiveness.
C)   A new pattern of employment in developing nations.
D)   Greater availability of multiple sexual partners.
E)   All of the above.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

What factors have been important in the development of medical sociology?

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Question 4

According to Michel Foucault, the development of modern medicine transformed perceptions of disease from something beyond the boundaries of knowledge to something to be scientifically studied and controlled.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What important event occurred in 1951 that began to reorient American medical sociology toward the use of theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Vietnam War.
B)   The publication of Parsons's The Social System.
C)   The increase in chronic diseases.
D)   The growth of universities.
E)   The political swing towards a more conservative era.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Health includes a number of components which are not just biological, but also social, cultural, political, and economic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Talcott Parsons provided a theoretical approach for medical sociology in the 1950s that was important in the subdiscipline's early development.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Most sociologists of medicine are employed as:

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A)   Biostatisticians.
B)   Hospital workers.
C)   Professors at universities.
D)   Researchers in governmental agencies.
E)   Independent contractors.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 9

Medical sociology is a relatively new field in sociology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The so-called "clinical gaze" is best associated with which of the following perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A)   Medicine of social spaces.
B)   Medicine of the species.
C)   Public health paradigm.
D)   "Whole person" medical care.
E)   None of the above.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Medical sociology is important because it focuses on the critical role social factors play in determining or influencing the health of individuals, groups, and the larger society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The scholar who first provided a major theoretical approach for medical sociology was:

Accepted Answer

A)   Durkheim.
B)   Parsons.
C)   Weber.
D)   Mead.
E)   Goffman.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Talcott Parsons's book The Social System

Accepted Answer

A)   Micro theory.
B)   Medicalization.
C)   Patient power.
D)   Culture.
E)   Sick role.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 14

A disgruntled coworker infects a box of pastries with dysentery, causing several staff to become ill. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Bioterrorism.
B)   Bioethics.
C)   Epidemiological transitions.
D)   Social causes of disease.
E)   None of the above.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Medical sociology is an important area of study because:

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A)   It promotes the role biology plays in social life.
B)   It represents a departure from the theory-heavy discipline of general sociology.
C)   It recognizes the role that social factors play in determining or influencing health.
D)   It is the result of a merger between medicine and sociology.
E)   None of the above.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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Health includes a number of components which are not just biological, but also social, cultural, political, and economic.

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In developing his concept of the sick role, Parsons linked his ideas to which two classical theorists?

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What important event occurred in 1951 that began to reorient American medical sociology toward the use of theory?

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A disgruntled coworker infects a box of pastries with dysentery, causing several staff to become ill. This is an example of:

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Talcott Parsons's book The Social System

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C) Patient power.
D) Culture.
E) Sick role.
F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)
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What caused the prevalence of STDs to soar around the globe?

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The so-called "clinical gaze" is best associated with which of the following perspectives?

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