SYO 4400 QUIZ 4 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. Several studies in Britain, with its universal health care, have shown that
the equalization of health care alone has the disparity
in health between social classes.: Not reduced
2. Changes in lifestyle patterns over the past decades has meant that coronary
heart disease is now concentrated more among which group (Industrialized
Western nations?: Poor/lower class
3. Compared to other social classes, lower-class individuals visit physicians
.: More often
4. Neighborhood disadvantage focuses on:: Unhealthy urban living conditions
5. The National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC) is typically used
by:: The British
6. According to Weber, is the ability to realize one's will even
against the resistance of others.: Power
7. What 1980 report in Great Britain dispelled the notion that social class differ-
ences were becoming less important because of the growth of state welfare
services?: Black Report
8. What is the effect of living in a disadvantaged neighborhood on people?: Higher
rates of depression
9. Wilkinson's theory of the relationship of inequality to population health has
received strong support from numerous other studies and is currently the
leading explanation of health disparities.: False
10. Access to medical care can overcome the adverse effects of living
conditions and harmful lifestyles on health.: False
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1. Several studies in Britain, with its universal health care, have shown that
the equalization of health care alone has the disparity
in health between social classes.: Not reduced
2. Changes in lifestyle patterns over the past decades has meant that coronary
heart disease is now concentrated more among which group (Industrialized
Western nations?: Poor/lower class
3. Compared to other social classes, lower-class individuals visit physicians
.: More often
4. Neighborhood disadvantage focuses on:: Unhealthy urban living conditions
5. The National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC) is typically used
by:: The British
6. According to Weber, is the ability to realize one's will even
against the resistance of others.: Power
7. What 1980 report in Great Britain dispelled the notion that social class differ-
ences were becoming less important because of the growth of state welfare
services?: Black Report
8. What is the effect of living in a disadvantaged neighborhood on people?: Higher
rates of depression
9. Wilkinson's theory of the relationship of inequality to population health has
received strong support from numerous other studies and is currently the
leading explanation of health disparities.: False
10. Access to medical care can overcome the adverse effects of living
conditions and harmful lifestyles on health.: False
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