SOC 355 SOCIOLOGY OF. DEATH AND DYING 2025 new update questions provided
with correct answers Fort Hays State University
• Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which was a turning point in the “medicalization” of death and dying?
Selected d.
Answer:
WWI
Answers: a.
the speculum
mortis
b.
the Challenger
disaster
c.
WWII
d.
WWI
• Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Until the nineteenth century, the customary deathbed scene
Selected b.
Answer:
included family.
Answers: a.
was solitary and
quiet.
b.
included family.
c.
excluded children.
, d.
was raucous and
noisy.
• Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Children who have had first-hand encounters with death tend to
Selected b.
Answer:
have a developmentally more mature
understanding of death.
Answers: a.
still believe in reversible death.
b.
have a developmentally more mature
understanding of death.
c.
avoid any mention of it.
d.
deny its existence.
• Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Epidemiologic transition is BEST defined as the
Selected d.
Answer:
shift in disease patterns characterized by a redistribution of
deaths from the young to the old.
Answers: a.
trend toward more rapid and sudden death from epidemics.
b.
contribution of Americans’ highly mobile life styles to making
, death less immediate and intimate.
c.
change in cultural attitudes toward death as a significant
determinant of how we live our lives.
d.
shift in disease patterns characterized by a redistribution of
deaths from the young to the old.
• Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Hospice services typically include
Selected
a.
Answer:
bereavement follow-up services for the family
after death
Answers: a.
bereavement follow-up services for the family
after death
b.
options for alternative and disease-directed
therapies
c.
a review of the family's financial status
d.
prescribing a particular way of dying
• Question 6
2 out of 2 points
refers to strategies used to informally teach people about death
and dying, involving an effort to change people’s perceptions and behaviors.
, Selected a.
Answer:
tactical socialization
Answers: a.
tactical socialization
b.
initiative
manipulation
c.
cognitive
transformations
d.
resocialization
• Question 7
2 out of 2 points
The emphasis on cure among professional caregivers can result in death being
Selected c.
Answer:
viewed as a failure.
Answers: a.
seen as less stressful.
b.
seen as a natural event and "I've done
all I can."
c.
viewed as a failure.
d.
discussed objectively and openly.
• Question 8
2 out of 2 points
with correct answers Fort Hays State University
• Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which was a turning point in the “medicalization” of death and dying?
Selected d.
Answer:
WWI
Answers: a.
the speculum
mortis
b.
the Challenger
disaster
c.
WWII
d.
WWI
• Question 2
2 out of 2 points
Until the nineteenth century, the customary deathbed scene
Selected b.
Answer:
included family.
Answers: a.
was solitary and
quiet.
b.
included family.
c.
excluded children.
, d.
was raucous and
noisy.
• Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Children who have had first-hand encounters with death tend to
Selected b.
Answer:
have a developmentally more mature
understanding of death.
Answers: a.
still believe in reversible death.
b.
have a developmentally more mature
understanding of death.
c.
avoid any mention of it.
d.
deny its existence.
• Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Epidemiologic transition is BEST defined as the
Selected d.
Answer:
shift in disease patterns characterized by a redistribution of
deaths from the young to the old.
Answers: a.
trend toward more rapid and sudden death from epidemics.
b.
contribution of Americans’ highly mobile life styles to making
, death less immediate and intimate.
c.
change in cultural attitudes toward death as a significant
determinant of how we live our lives.
d.
shift in disease patterns characterized by a redistribution of
deaths from the young to the old.
• Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Hospice services typically include
Selected
a.
Answer:
bereavement follow-up services for the family
after death
Answers: a.
bereavement follow-up services for the family
after death
b.
options for alternative and disease-directed
therapies
c.
a review of the family's financial status
d.
prescribing a particular way of dying
• Question 6
2 out of 2 points
refers to strategies used to informally teach people about death
and dying, involving an effort to change people’s perceptions and behaviors.
, Selected a.
Answer:
tactical socialization
Answers: a.
tactical socialization
b.
initiative
manipulation
c.
cognitive
transformations
d.
resocialization
• Question 7
2 out of 2 points
The emphasis on cure among professional caregivers can result in death being
Selected c.
Answer:
viewed as a failure.
Answers: a.
seen as less stressful.
b.
seen as a natural event and "I've done
all I can."
c.
viewed as a failure.
d.
discussed objectively and openly.
• Question 8
2 out of 2 points
