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Social Problems FINAL EXAM
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Sociology
Undergraduate 3
12/06/2008

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According to the text and lecture, what is considered to be a problem....?
Definition
What is considered to be a problem CHANGES OVER TIME
Term
A measure of an adults weight, in relation to his/her height...
Definition
BMI = Body Mass Index

Is an accurate measurement for most people's body fat
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The maps of obesity trends shown in class indicate that...?
Definition
This health problem has gotten worse objectively.

Public health entities have increasingly defined obesity to be problematic.

There was less missing data on the problem in 2003 than in 1985.
Term
According to lecture, sleep apnea is one consequence of obesity. Apnea is a troublesome condition because it:
Definition
Leads to marital strain and divorce.

Leads to cardiac arrhythmia.

Increases one’s risk of pneumonia.
Term
Prevalence (e.g., of crime, disease, etc.) is defined as:
Definition
The percentage of the population with a condition or who experienced an event.
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A rate (e.g., of crime, disease, etc.) is defined as:
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The number of cases divided by the population (multiplied by some number of people – e.g., 100, 1,000, etc.).
Term
The advantage of using _____ to measure a health condition over other measures is that it best allows one can make the most accurate comparisons of the problem from place to place.
Definition
RATE
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According to the Henslin text, the American “fee for service” system:
Definition
Increases medical costs because it encourages unnecessary procedures.
Term
American medical services are geared for __________ in an age of __________.
Definition
acute illnesses; chronic disorders
Term
Which perspective argues that health care should be a basic right of ALL citizens and that illness should never be exploited for profit?
Definition
CONFLICT THEORY
Term
Life expectancy in the U.S. is shortest in the:
Definition
SOUTH
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Medicare is a federally funded program designed to help:
Definition
THE ELDERLY
Term
What factors contribute to obesity?
Definition
The structure of the urban and suburban environment.

Automation.

Changes in the types of jobs most people do.
Term
The BMI is:
Definition
An indirect but useful measure of body fat.
Term
Among _____________ ,women have higher prevalence rates of being overweight than men, whereas among ____________ it is the reverse (men are more likely to be overweight than women)
Definition
African Americans; Whites
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What factors indicate that obesity is a social problem?
Definition
The prevalence of obesity in an entire population shifts upward dramatically in a short period of time.

Evidence that the condition is harmful.

The proliferation of new terms to describe the condition.
Term
According to lecture notes, the percent of people that have no health insurance in the U.S.:
Definition
Varies from state to state
Term
Since the 1970s, hospital costs in the U.S.:
Definition
Have far exceeded rates of inflation.
Term
Physician-assisted suicide is legal in:
Definition
Oregon
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The social status or factor that is the strongest or best predictor of body weight is:
Definition
EDUCATION
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Based on recent data, globalization is likely to:
Definition
Increase the spread of infectious disease
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The person to which many early cases of HIV were traced to was:
Definition
The flight attendant
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