Question 1

Which of the following institutions has traditionally shaped people's attitudes about sexual behavior in Western culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   the medical profession, which defines both illness and health
B)   the school, which is where we first learn about and are taught about sex
C)   the government, which tells us which forms of sexual practice are legal or illegal
D)   the religious institutions, which teach that sex should be done for reproduction only

Question 2

Which of the following people is most likely to have an eating disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   a college man doing workouts every day
B)   a woman in her third year of medical school
C)   a teenage girl who feels inadequate
D)   a college woman who does workouts every day

Question 3

Hundreds of years ago, the highest death rates were among children. By the beginning of the twentieth century, that had changed in large part because of:

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A)   changes in child labor laws that restricted children's entry into the workplace
B)   improvements in diet, sanitation, and water purity
C)   dramatic improvements in medical care
D)   the introduction of antibiotics that caused a reduction in the overall mortality rate

Question 4

One of the significant findings of Lillian Rubin's study of sexuality among Americans in the late 1980s was that:

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A)   men reported greater difficulty finding female sexual partners, leading to higher incidents of sexual assault
B)   women were even less interested in their own sexual satisfaction than they were in Kinsey's 1940 study
C)   the sexual practices of youth-those under age 18-are nearly as varied as those of adults
D)   attitudes toward sexuality had changed very little since Kinsey's original study of sex C

Question 5

Sociology of the body refers to how:

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A)   different parts of society work together like a living body
B)   and why bodies are affected by our social experiences
C)   and why social life is disconnected from what goes on in the body
D)   biological influences outweigh cultural influences in the study of the body

Question 6

Differences in occupational status lead to inequalities in health and illness because:

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A)   those who work in offices are at less risk of exposure to hazardous materials than those who do not
B)   white-collar workers have more stressful jobs than do blue-collar workers
C)   in all societies, white-collar workers have better access to health care than do blue-collar workers
D)   white-collar workers work longer hours, which results in poor health outcomes because they have little time to seek medical care

Question 7

Twin studies by Bailey and Pillard (1991)  suggest that homosexuality is a result of:

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A)   personal choice
B)   biological factors
C)   social learning
D)   a complex interplay between biology and social factors

Question 8

The gender gap in life expectancy between men and women increased during the twentieth century because:

Accepted Answer

A)   women are more likely to have health insurance than men
B)   women have lower rates of illness from chronic conditions such as arthritis and osteoporosis
C)   infectious diseases, the leading cause of death, are more likely to strike men than women
D)   the major causes of death changed to those influenced by behavior and women tend to engage in fewer life-shortening behaviors than men

Question 9

One significant conclusion that can be drawn from the recent research on sexuality in the United States such as that by Lillian Rubin (1990)  and Edward Laumann et al. (1994)  is that:

Accepted Answer

A)   sexual behavior is generally more liberal than most people would have thought
B)   sexual infidelity is common among both men and women
C)   young people are more sexually active before marriage than was true in the past
D)   masturbation is more common among women than men

Question 10

The rise of eating disorders in non-Western societies coincides with the globalization of:

Accepted Answer

A)   technology
B)   food production
C)   Western medicine
D)   the fashion industry

Question 11

Who has better health: men or women? Discuss the evidence. Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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Question 12

What determines sexual orientation? Discuss current research on the interplay of biology and social learning in shaping sexual behavior and sexual orientation. Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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Question 13

An example of the socialization of nature is:

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A)   epidemiology
B)   the sick role
C)   the AIDS epidemic
D)   the medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth D

Question 14

Karen experiences sexual attraction for men and women. She is a:

Accepted Answer

A)   heterosexual
B)   homosexual
C)   transsexual
D)   bisexual

Question 15

The 15 percent weight decrease between a fashion model of today and one of 25 years ago reflects the growing increase of what in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)   Western influences over food consumption
B)   the use of smaller, thinner models in developing nations
C)   Western images of feminine beauty
D)   Internet access and the ability to view images of others

Question 16

AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa have become targets for:

Accepted Answer

A)   Western pharmaceutical companies seeking volunteers for experimental drugs to treat AIDS
B)   gangs and armies seeking easy new recruits
C)   deportation because government officials seek to lower the official AIDS rates in sub-Saharan Africa
D)   sterilization to make sure they do not spread AIDS to the next generation

Question 17

Genetic engineering is perhaps the ultimate expression of:

Accepted Answer

A)   human selfishness
B)   the socialization of nature
C)   complementary and alternative medicine
D)   the biomedical model of health

Question 18

The group that has the highest life expectancy at birth is composed of:

Accepted Answer

A)   black females
B)   white females
C)   Hispanic males
D)   Hispanic females D

Question 19

Richard Wilkinson bases his arguments on findings that clearly demonstrate the clear relationship between:

Accepted Answer

A)   mortality and income distribution
B)   health care and mortality
C)   social integration and mortality
D)   mortality and lack of adequate nutrition

Question 20

Ancient Greeks considered the highest form of sexual love to be the love of:

Accepted Answer

A)   a man for his wife
B)   a man for his mistress
C)   men for boys
D)   women for boys

Exam 18: The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Which of the following institutions has traditionally shaped people's attitudes about sexual behavior in Western culture?

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Which of the following people is most likely to have an eating disorder?

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Hundreds of years ago, the highest death rates were among children. By the beginning of the twentieth century, that had changed in large part because of:

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One of the significant findings of Lillian Rubin's study of sexuality among Americans in the late 1980s was that:

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Sociology of the body refers to how:

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Differences in occupational status lead to inequalities in health and illness because:

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Twin studies by Bailey and Pillard (1991) suggest that homosexuality is a result of:

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The gender gap in life expectancy between men and women increased during the twentieth century because:

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One significant conclusion that can be drawn from the recent research on sexuality in the United States such as that by Lillian Rubin (1990) and Edward Laumann et al. (1994) is that:

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The rise of eating disorders in non-Western societies coincides with the globalization of:

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Who has better health: men or women? Discuss the evidence. Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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What determines sexual orientation? Discuss current research on the interplay of biology and social learning in shaping sexual behavior and sexual orientation. Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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An example of the socialization of nature is:

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Karen experiences sexual attraction for men and women. She is a:

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The 15 percent weight decrease between a fashion model of today and one of 25 years ago reflects the growing increase of what in the world?

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AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa have become targets for:

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Genetic engineering is perhaps the ultimate expression of:

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The group that has the highest life expectancy at birth is composed of:

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Richard Wilkinson bases his arguments on findings that clearly demonstrate the clear relationship between:

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Ancient Greeks considered the highest form of sexual love to be the love of:

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