CSP Health Sociology & Well-being 2

Question 1

An intersectional approach to studying health disparities would emphasize:

Accepted Answer

Examining race, gender, class, and other social categories as mutually reinforcing systems affecting health

Answer

Intersectionality, developed by Kimberlé Crenshaw, holds that race, gender, class, sexuality, and other identities overlap and interact, producing distinct and compounded health disadvantages that cannot be understood by examining one category in isolation.

Question 2

Social epidemiology differs from traditional epidemiology primarily in that it:

Accepted Answer

Focuses on how social structures and relationships shape the distribution of disease

Answer

Social epidemiology uses epidemiological methods to examine how social factors—including inequality, discrimination, and social networks—influence the pattern and distribution of health and disease in populations.

Question 3

The 'weathering hypothesis,' proposed by Arline Geronimus, suggests that:

Accepted Answer

Chronic exposure to social and economic adversity accelerates biological aging in marginalized populations

Answer

Geronimus proposed that the cumulative physiological toll of persistent socioeconomic and racial adversity leads to earlier health deterioration among Black Americans compared to their white counterparts.

Question 4

Mental health stigma, from a sociological perspective, is best understood as:

Accepted Answer

A socially constructed label that discredits individuals and limits their social participation

Answer

Following Goffman's work on stigma, mental health stigma is a socially constructed attribute that marks individuals as deviant, leading to discrimination, social exclusion, and reluctance to seek help.

Question 5

In health sociology, 'health literacy' is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

The ability to obtain, process, and understand health information to make appropriate decisions

Answer

Health literacy refers to individuals' capacity to access, comprehend, and act on health information, and low health literacy is a significant social determinant associated with poorer health outcomes.

(CSP) Certified Sociological Practitioner Practice Test

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CSP Health Sociology & Well-being 2