True or False Quiz


1	The sick role is an interactionist concept developed by Talcott Parsons that refers to societal expectations about the attitudes and behavior of a person viewed as being ill.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Conflict theorists use the term medicalization of society to refer to the growing role of medicine as a major institution of social control.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	The infant mortality rate of the United States is lower than that of any other nation.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Self-medication is extremely rare in the United States.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	African Americans and Native Americans have infant mortality rates lower than Hispanics but higher than Whites.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Researchers argue that women are much less likely than men to seek treatment, to be diagnosed as having diseases, and therefore to have their illnesses reflected in data examined by epidemiologists.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Practitioners of holistic medicine function totally outside the traditional health care system.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Fertility is influenced by people's age of entry into sexual unions and by their use of contraceptives¾both of which, in turn, reflect the social and religious values that guide a particular culture.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	According to Thomas Robert Malthus, the gap between the food supply and world population will diminish over time.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Almost 18 percent of the children in developing countries will die before age 5¾a rate nearly 11 times higher than in developed nations.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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