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a. Starvation
b. Thirst
c. Pneumonia and diarrheal diseases
d. All of the above
19.3 Health in the United States
8. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. The life expectancy of black males in the United States is approximately five years shorter than for white males.
b. The infant mortality rate for blacks in the United States is almost double than it is for white.
c. Blacks have lower cancer rates than whites.
d. Hispanics have worse access to care than non-Hispanic whites.
9. The process by which aspects of life that were considered bad or deviant are redefined as sickness and needing medical attention to remedy is called:
a. b. c. d.
10. What a.
b. c. d.
deviance medicalization demedicalization intersection theory
are the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in the United States? ADHD
Mood disorders
Autism spectrum disorders
Anxiety disorders
11. Sidewalk ramps and Braille signs are examples of _______________.
a. disabilities
b. accommodations required by the Americans with Disabilities Act
c. forms of accessibility for people with disabilities
d. both b and c
12. The high unemployment rate among the disabled may be a result of ____________.
a. medicalization
b. obesity
c. stigmatization
d. all of the above
19.4 Comparative Health and Medicine
13. Which public healthcare system offers insurance primarily to people over sixty-five years old?
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Veterans Health Administration
d. All of the above
14. Which program is an example of socialized medicine?
a. b. c. d.
15. What a.
b. c. d.
Canada’s system
The United States’ Veterans Health Administration
The United States’ new system under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Medicaid
does the individual mandate provision of the 2010 U.S. healthcare reform do? Requires everyone to buy insurance from the government
Requires everyone to sign up for Medicaid
Requires everyone to have insurance or pay a penalty
None of the above
16. Great Britain’s healthcare system is an example of ______________
a. socialized medicine
b. private healthcare
c. single-payer private healthcare
d. universal private healthcare