Health

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. Which part of the World Health Organization's definition of health refers to a state of "well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community"?

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. What do sociologists of health investigate in their research?

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. Which one of the following is NOT a main part of the sick role according to Parsons?

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. What are the most immediate factors affecting our health?

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. Which term refers to the decisions and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a health care system?

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. Which of the following accurately reflects the trends in obesity rates?

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. Which one of the following answers is NOT a way to measure health?

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. Which of the following accurately reflects the relationship between health and gender?

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. Which one of the following answers is NOT a main reason why education is a main predictor of health?

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. Which one of the following answers is NOT a standard of the Canadian health care system?

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. Mental health issues are related to one's ability to cope with the regular problems and issues that come up in one's life.

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. Health sociologists tend to focus on the immediate causes of illness.

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. The more integrated an individual is with others, the healthier they tend to be.

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. The social determinants of health refer to the larger social factors that shape our health.

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. Individuals who live in countries with a greater level of inequality between the rich and the poor tend to have better health.

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. Health disparities are the differences in health status across groups linked to social, economic, or environmental conditions.

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. Social class is not weak predictor of health.

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. Wealthier countries tend to have healthier populations.

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. In Canada, health outcomes for Indigenous peoples are especially unequal.

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. Obesity is a relatively modern phenomenon that only happens in some countries.

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