PDD Chapters 2-3 questions well
answered graded A+
The earliest and most important factor associated with reduced death rates in the United States
was_________
a. preventive health care for individuals
b. public health measures
c. industrialization
d. modern cure-oriented medicine
e. changes in the structure of contemporary families - correct answer ✔✔c. industrialization
The crude or unadjusted death rate for males in the United States in 2014_________.
a. was approximately 8.0 per 1,000
b. was significantly lower than the comparable rate for females
c. nearly 50 percent higher than the comparable rate for females
d. reached a new low of 724.6 deaths per 100,000
e. None of these - correct answer ✔✔a. was approximately 8.0 per 1,000
In 1900 overall death rates for infants (newborns and children under one year of age) in the
United States were:
a. Approximately 10 times higher than similar rates in 2014
b. Nearly 28 times higher than similar rates in 2014
, c. Roughly equal to those similar rates in 2014
d. 17 times higher than similar rates in 2014
e. Nearly 50 times higher than similar rates in 2014 - correct answer ✔✔b. Nearly 28 times
higher than similar rates in 2014
According to Ariès, "death of the other" is characterized by:
a. A focus of attention primarily on the survivors
b. The possibility that mourners "lose control"
c. All of these
d. None of these
e. Anticipating reunion with loved ones in the next life - correct answer ✔✔c. All of these
From 1900 to 2014 in the United States, overall death rates:
a. Decreased by about 25 percent
b. Increased by about 30 percent
c. None of these
d. Increased by approximately 10 percent
e. Decreased by over 50 percent - correct answer ✔✔e. Decreased by over 50 percent
Attitudes toward death:
a. Help shape encounters with death
b. Are unrelated to encounters with death
c. Are the same in all cultures and historical eras
answered graded A+
The earliest and most important factor associated with reduced death rates in the United States
was_________
a. preventive health care for individuals
b. public health measures
c. industrialization
d. modern cure-oriented medicine
e. changes in the structure of contemporary families - correct answer ✔✔c. industrialization
The crude or unadjusted death rate for males in the United States in 2014_________.
a. was approximately 8.0 per 1,000
b. was significantly lower than the comparable rate for females
c. nearly 50 percent higher than the comparable rate for females
d. reached a new low of 724.6 deaths per 100,000
e. None of these - correct answer ✔✔a. was approximately 8.0 per 1,000
In 1900 overall death rates for infants (newborns and children under one year of age) in the
United States were:
a. Approximately 10 times higher than similar rates in 2014
b. Nearly 28 times higher than similar rates in 2014
, c. Roughly equal to those similar rates in 2014
d. 17 times higher than similar rates in 2014
e. Nearly 50 times higher than similar rates in 2014 - correct answer ✔✔b. Nearly 28 times
higher than similar rates in 2014
According to Ariès, "death of the other" is characterized by:
a. A focus of attention primarily on the survivors
b. The possibility that mourners "lose control"
c. All of these
d. None of these
e. Anticipating reunion with loved ones in the next life - correct answer ✔✔c. All of these
From 1900 to 2014 in the United States, overall death rates:
a. Decreased by about 25 percent
b. Increased by about 30 percent
c. None of these
d. Increased by approximately 10 percent
e. Decreased by over 50 percent - correct answer ✔✔e. Decreased by over 50 percent
Attitudes toward death:
a. Help shape encounters with death
b. Are unrelated to encounters with death
c. Are the same in all cultures and historical eras
