Health Inequalities and Socioeconomic Factors

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What is a consequence of overcrowding?

Increased hospital admissions from meningococcal disease and respiratory infections (correct)
Increased hospital admissions for chronic health problems
Decreased respiratory infections
Improved social and economic conditions

What is true about the relationship between social and economic conditions and health?

Social and economic conditions have no impact on health
Health always leads to improvement in social and economic conditions
The relationship operates in both directions, with health affecting social and economic conditions and vice versa (correct)
Poor health is always a result of poor social and economic conditions

What is a key takeaway for public policy regarding people with chronic illness or disability?

It is not possible to improve the social and economic conditions of people with chronic illness or disability
People with chronic illness or disability should be given less priority in social and economic policy
Social and economic conditions of people with chronic illness or disability do not need to be improved
Public policy should aim to improve the social and economic conditions of people with chronic illness or disability (correct)

What is a common way to divide societies into social classes?

By occupation, education, and income (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is true about the number of social classes?

The number of social classes is not fixed, and there are no definite boundaries between them (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a key point about health inequalities?

Health inequalities exist both within and between ethnic groups (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of class analysis in health research?

To determine the distribution of social determinants of health (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the underclass, according to Giddens' classification?

They are composed of ethnic minorities (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that determines the classification of societies?

Their use of technology and production of goods (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a postindustrial society?

Digital technology and nonmaterial goods (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of social classes in determining health outcomes?

They determine the distribution of social determinants of health (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a primary group?

To serve emotional needs (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a secondary group?

Instrumental function (A) Signup and view all the answers

What type of jobs are typically associated with the working class?

Blue-collar jobs (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of using class analysis in health research?

It explains disparities in health status and epidemiological profiles (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is race fundamentally?

A social construct (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of a minority group?

Lack of power (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term that describes shared culture and national origin?

Ethnicity (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the ecological perspective in urban sociology?

Population, environment, and technology (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing feature of rural society in terms of family?

Joint family system (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of the social organization perspective?

Economic system (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary concern of the social problem perspective in urban sociology?

Social problems and their solutions (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a key difference between rural and urban societies in terms of occupation?

Rural people are engaged in agricultural work, while urban people are engaged in non-agricultural work (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of religion in rural society?

It plays a supreme role in every significant action of village life (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between sex and gender?

Sex refers to physical differences, while gender refers to social differences (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Rural Sociology?

The study of rural population, social organization, and institutions (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to F.S. Chapin, what is the sociology of rural life?

A study of rural population, rural social organization, and rural social processes (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of Rural Sociology?

It is a multi-dimensional field of study that focuses on different domains of rural society (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why is it essential to focus on the development of rural areas in Sudan?

Because Sudan is still an agricultural economy (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a reason why policies and programs of rural development have failed in the past?

Because rural problems were not scientifically and systematically studied (C) Signup and view all the answers