1. Which is NOT a major area of investigation in medical sociology?
a. Social facets of health and disease.
b. Social behavior of health care personnel and their patients.
c. Social functions of health organizations and institutions.
d. The relationship of health care delivery systems to other systems.
e. All of the above answers are major areas of investigation in medical sociology.
Answer: E Page: 1
2. Medical sociology is an important area of study because:
a. It promotes the role biology plays in social life.
b. It represents a departure from the theory-heavy discipline of general sociology.
c. It recognizes the role that social factors play in determining or influencing health.
d. It is the result of a merger between medicine and sociology.
e. None of the above.
Answer: C Page: 1-2
3. Medical sociology, as a subdiscipline, began gaining strength:
a. It was always part of sociology as a major focus of classical sociologists.
b. After World War II with the infusion of large amounts of federal funding for
research.
c. Only in the last two decades when major worldwide health crises highlighted the
need for it.
d. It never has been a major part of sociology and exists only as a small part of the
medical field.
Answer: B Page: 2
Author | ProfoundTutor |
Published | 30 Jul 2024 |
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