HS 301 Exam 2 Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
What is SES? - Answers Socioeconomic status is a measure of social and economic standing
relative to others.
How does SES relate to social class? - Answers SES includes social class.
What different variables do researchers use to capture or asses one's SES in a research study? -
Answers - Education
- Occupation
- Income
How does SES help to explain health? - Answers 1. Access to health care and resources
2. Health behaviors and lifestyle choices
3. Exposure to environmental stressors
4. Psychosocial stressors
What conditions/diseases are associated (correlated) with low SES? - Answers - Low Birth
Weight
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Problems
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Alcohol and Drug Addiction
- Lower Life-Expectancy
Be able to know and discuss issues concerning SES and access to care, environmental
pollution/toxins, social supports, and health behaviors? - Answers - Exposure to toxins and
pollutants
- Less trust in neighbors
- Risk of negative health behaviors
, - Limited access to healthcare
How does poverty shape health outcomes? - Answers - Economic Strain
- Immune System
- Psychosocial stressors
What are the effects of chronic stress? - Answers - Peripheral Nervous System
- Chronic inflammation (e.g. atherosclerosis)
- Compromised immune system
How does Selye's general adaptation to stress model help us explain chronic stress and health?
- Answers The body's resistance to stress can only last so long before exhaustion sets in.
Why are low-SES individuals and families under stress? - Answers - Economic stress of being
low income
- Less education leads to less secure employment
- Less control at work
- Cumulative effect of powerlessness over time
What factors do Lantz et al. say explains the relationship between SES and mortality? - Answers
1. Exposure to occupational and environmental health hazards
2. Access to healthcare has a small effect in preventing further deterioration of health in
disadvantaged communities
3. Socioeconomic stratification
Which factor do Lantz et al. argue is the most important in explaining the relationship between
SES and health outcomes? - Answers Socioeconomic Stratification
What factors do Lantz et al. argue are less important, according to their data, despite being
emphasized in broader society? - Answers Individual Behaviors
What is the relationship between income and life expectancy? - Answers As income increases,
so does life expectancy.
Why is the disparity in life spans between the rich and poor growing? - Answers Increasing
income inequality
Why is geographic location more important for poorer Americans? - Answers Poor Americans
lack the resources necessary to protect against harmful environments
What is SES? - Answers Socioeconomic status is a measure of social and economic standing
relative to others.
How does SES relate to social class? - Answers SES includes social class.
What different variables do researchers use to capture or asses one's SES in a research study? -
Answers - Education
- Occupation
- Income
How does SES help to explain health? - Answers 1. Access to health care and resources
2. Health behaviors and lifestyle choices
3. Exposure to environmental stressors
4. Psychosocial stressors
What conditions/diseases are associated (correlated) with low SES? - Answers - Low Birth
Weight
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Problems
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Alcohol and Drug Addiction
- Lower Life-Expectancy
Be able to know and discuss issues concerning SES and access to care, environmental
pollution/toxins, social supports, and health behaviors? - Answers - Exposure to toxins and
pollutants
- Less trust in neighbors
- Risk of negative health behaviors
, - Limited access to healthcare
How does poverty shape health outcomes? - Answers - Economic Strain
- Immune System
- Psychosocial stressors
What are the effects of chronic stress? - Answers - Peripheral Nervous System
- Chronic inflammation (e.g. atherosclerosis)
- Compromised immune system
How does Selye's general adaptation to stress model help us explain chronic stress and health?
- Answers The body's resistance to stress can only last so long before exhaustion sets in.
Why are low-SES individuals and families under stress? - Answers - Economic stress of being
low income
- Less education leads to less secure employment
- Less control at work
- Cumulative effect of powerlessness over time
What factors do Lantz et al. say explains the relationship between SES and mortality? - Answers
1. Exposure to occupational and environmental health hazards
2. Access to healthcare has a small effect in preventing further deterioration of health in
disadvantaged communities
3. Socioeconomic stratification
Which factor do Lantz et al. argue is the most important in explaining the relationship between
SES and health outcomes? - Answers Socioeconomic Stratification
What factors do Lantz et al. argue are less important, according to their data, despite being
emphasized in broader society? - Answers Individual Behaviors
What is the relationship between income and life expectancy? - Answers As income increases,
so does life expectancy.
Why is the disparity in life spans between the rich and poor growing? - Answers Increasing
income inequality
Why is geographic location more important for poorer Americans? - Answers Poor Americans
lack the resources necessary to protect against harmful environments
