SYO 4400 REVIEW CHA 12-15 - MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
1. lower than: White women who have less than a high school education have infant mortality rates that are
the rate of Black women with 4-year college degrees
2. 3/5: According to article one of the U.S. constitution, Blacks count as of a person.
3. Hawaiian: Prior to 1989, a newborn born to a Hawaiian father and a White mother would be classified as
for the tabulation of natality statistics
4. True: True or False: A person who is classified as Latino can also be classified as White
5. residential segregation: According to the authors, is the foundation
upon which Black-White disparities in social position are built
6. middle class: Most poor White students go to schools where the majority of students come from
backgrounds
7. False: True or False: The ettect of socioeconomic indicators is the same across all racial and ethnic groups
8. False: True or False: Much of the variation in health among racial and ethnic minorities is due to health behaviors
(smoking, drinking, diet, etc.)
9. True: True or False: According to the cumulative disadvantage framework, we expect that racial and ethnic health
disparities become more pronounced later in life
10. False: True or False: African Americans have higher rates of mental illness and drug abuse
11. A and B (increases in life expectancy and decreases in fertility rates):
Reasons for the aging population phenomenon include:
12. successful aging: The absence of disease or disability, the maintenance of cognitive and physical function
and engagement with life is known as in the U.S.
13. True: True or False: Higher levels of education are associated with lower levels of disability
14. False: True or False: Studies done on North American populations have shown a consistent relationship between
education and successful aging
15. Wealth: For older individuals, the best indicator of lifetime economic status has been shown to be:
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, 16. False: True or False: Overall, the research on the relationship between economic inequalities and health in old
age shows that inequalities in health are worse in old age than they are at younger ages.
17. True: True or False: People who engage in care giving have higher mortality rates than those who do not
18. All of the above (smoking, physical inactivity, and abstaining from alcohol): -
Health behaviors identified as increasing the risk of functional decline in old age include:
19. All of the above (housing, pensions, and financial assets): The main forms of wealth
include:
20. False: True or False: Studies have consistently shown that poverty predicts the onset of functional impairment
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1. lower than: White women who have less than a high school education have infant mortality rates that are
the rate of Black women with 4-year college degrees
2. 3/5: According to article one of the U.S. constitution, Blacks count as of a person.
3. Hawaiian: Prior to 1989, a newborn born to a Hawaiian father and a White mother would be classified as
for the tabulation of natality statistics
4. True: True or False: A person who is classified as Latino can also be classified as White
5. residential segregation: According to the authors, is the foundation
upon which Black-White disparities in social position are built
6. middle class: Most poor White students go to schools where the majority of students come from
backgrounds
7. False: True or False: The ettect of socioeconomic indicators is the same across all racial and ethnic groups
8. False: True or False: Much of the variation in health among racial and ethnic minorities is due to health behaviors
(smoking, drinking, diet, etc.)
9. True: True or False: According to the cumulative disadvantage framework, we expect that racial and ethnic health
disparities become more pronounced later in life
10. False: True or False: African Americans have higher rates of mental illness and drug abuse
11. A and B (increases in life expectancy and decreases in fertility rates):
Reasons for the aging population phenomenon include:
12. successful aging: The absence of disease or disability, the maintenance of cognitive and physical function
and engagement with life is known as in the U.S.
13. True: True or False: Higher levels of education are associated with lower levels of disability
14. False: True or False: Studies done on North American populations have shown a consistent relationship between
education and successful aging
15. Wealth: For older individuals, the best indicator of lifetime economic status has been shown to be:
1/7
, 16. False: True or False: Overall, the research on the relationship between economic inequalities and health in old
age shows that inequalities in health are worse in old age than they are at younger ages.
17. True: True or False: People who engage in care giving have higher mortality rates than those who do not
18. All of the above (smoking, physical inactivity, and abstaining from alcohol): -
Health behaviors identified as increasing the risk of functional decline in old age include:
19. All of the above (housing, pensions, and financial assets): The main forms of wealth
include:
20. False: True or False: Studies have consistently shown that poverty predicts the onset of functional impairment
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