CSP Health Sociology & Well-being 3

Question 1

The social gradient in health refers to the observation that:

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Higher socioeconomic position is associated with better health outcomes in a graded, stepwise fashion across the entire social spectrum

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Health improves only among those who cross a specific poverty threshold

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Health outcomes are unrelated to income above a minimum subsistence level

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The relationship between income and health is limited to early childhood development

Question 2

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) in health sociology is distinguished by:

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Collaboration between researchers and community members as equal partners in defining problems and solutions

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Researchers conducting studies on communities without community input to preserve scientific neutrality

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Using only quantitative methods to measure community health outcomes

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Limiting community involvement to data collection and survey completion

Question 3

Social support networks are associated with positive health outcomes primarily because they:

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Provide emotional, informational, and tangible resources that buffer against stress and promote health behaviors

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Replace the need for professional medical care in low-income communities

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Encourage individuals to ignore chronic illness symptoms

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Increase competitive behavior that motivates individuals to maintain fitness

Question 4

Global health sociology examines health issues at the international level by focusing on:

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How global inequalities, trade policies, and post-colonial structures shape health outcomes across nations

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Genetic variations across geographically separated populations

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Comparing national healthcare systems purely on cost-effectiveness metrics

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The spread of infectious diseases through international air travel alone

Question 5

The Health Belief Model predicts that an individual is most likely to engage in a preventive health behavior when they believe:

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They are susceptible to a serious health threat and that the behavior's benefits outweigh its barriers

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Medical professionals universally recommend the behavior

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The behavior is mandated by law or institutional policy

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Their social peers have already adopted the behavior universally

Question 6

A sociological practitioner conducting a community health needs assessment should prioritize:

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Gathering both quantitative health data and qualitative community perspectives to identify social determinants

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Administering standardized clinical tests to a random sample of residents

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Deferring entirely to hospital records without community consultation

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Focusing exclusively on self-reported individual health behaviors

Question 7

The concept of 'structural violence,' as applied in health sociology, refers to:

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The ways that social structures systematically harm marginalized groups by embedding inequality into institutions and policies

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Physical assault carried out within healthcare institutions

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Violence depicted in public health campaigns to deter risky behaviors

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Interpersonal conflict that arises from competition for scarce healthcare resources