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Environmentalism is an area of study that is concerned with the interrelationships between people and their environment. |
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From a functionalist perspective "sickness" requires that one take on a social role even if it is temporary. |
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Conflict theorists argue that medicine serves as an agent of social control. |
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| | B) | False |
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In examining health, illness, and medicine as a social institution, interactionists engage in macro level analysis. |
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The functionalist perspective has been especially interested in how physicians learn to play their occupational role. |
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According to the labeling theorists, we can view a variety of life experiences as illnesses or not. |
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Researchers in social epidemiology commonly use two concepts: incidence and prevalence. Prevalence refers to the number of new cases of a specific disorder occurring within a given population during a stated period of time, usually a year. |
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When disease incidence figures are presented as rates, or as the number of reports per 100,000 people, they are called mortality rates. |
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Research indicates that social class is not associated with differences in morbidity and mortality rates. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The health profiles of many racial and ethnic minorities reflect the social inequality evident in the United States. |
| | A) | True |
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Drawing on the conflict perspective, sociologist Howard Waitzkin suggests that racial tensions contribute to the medical problems of Blacks. |
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At least one of every three adults in the United States attempts to maintain good health or to respond to illness through the use of alternative health care techniques. |
| | A) | True |
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Environmental justice has been heralded as the "new" civil rights of the 21st century. |
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In-store clinics are an example of McDonaldization. |
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Viewed from a conflict perspective, it is significant that some environmental organizations accept funding from oil companies, chemical giants, and other powerful corporations. |
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