SYO 4400 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS || ANSWERED 2026/27
In the case of the sick role, illness is seen as __________, and its undesirable nature reinforces
the motivation to be healthy - CORRECT ANSWER Deviance
The medicine of social spaces is concerned with: - CORRECT ANSWER Preventing disease
Why did sociology's founders overlook medicine? - CORRECT ANSWER Medicine did not shape
the structure and nature of society
In developing his concept of the sick role, Parsons linked his ideas to which two classical
theorists? - CORRECT ANSWER Durkheim and Weber.
Medical sociology, as a subdiscipline, began gaining strength: - CORRECT ANSWER After World
War II with the infusion of large amounts of federal funding for research
Which is NOT a major area of investigation in medical sociology? - CORRECT ANSWER All of the
above answers are major areas of investigation in medical sociology:
Social facets of health and disease.
Social behavior of health care personnel and their patients.
Social functions of health organizations and institutions.The relationship of health care delivery
systems to other systems.
The Hippocratic Oath requires the physician to swear that he or she will: - CORRECT ANSWER All
of the above:
Help the sick
Refrain from intentional wrongdoing or harm.
Keep confidential all matters pertaining to the doctor-patient relationship.
, One of the earliest attempts in the Western world to formulate principles of health care, based
upon rational thought and the rejection of supernatural phenomena, is found in the work of the
Greek physician: - CORRECT ANSWER Hippocrates
What encourages medical sociologists working in health care and in academic settings to
conduct research that deals with topics that have practical utility? - CORRECT ANSWER The
willingness of government agencies and private foundations to only fund health-related
research that can help solve problems or improve health conditions.
Decline in deaths from infectious diseases in the second half of the nineteenth century was
mainly due to: - CORRECT ANSWER Improvements in diet, housing, and public sanitation.
Talcott Parsons's book The Social System contained which concept important for medical
sociology? - CORRECT ANSWER Sick Role
The World Health Organization defines health as: - CORRECT ANSWER A state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-being
Good health is a prerequisite for the adequate functioning of any individual or society. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
At present, medical sociologists constitute the largest and one of the most active groups of
people doing sociological work in the United States and Europe. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Early humans used primitive medicines made from plants or animals rather than some form of
ritual to expel a harmful spirit from a diseased body. - CORRECT ANSWER False
_________________ has special significance for a society because it is traditionally used as an
approximate indicator of a society's standard of living and quality of health care delivery. -
CORRECT ANSWER Infant mortality rate.
In the case of the sick role, illness is seen as __________, and its undesirable nature reinforces
the motivation to be healthy - CORRECT ANSWER Deviance
The medicine of social spaces is concerned with: - CORRECT ANSWER Preventing disease
Why did sociology's founders overlook medicine? - CORRECT ANSWER Medicine did not shape
the structure and nature of society
In developing his concept of the sick role, Parsons linked his ideas to which two classical
theorists? - CORRECT ANSWER Durkheim and Weber.
Medical sociology, as a subdiscipline, began gaining strength: - CORRECT ANSWER After World
War II with the infusion of large amounts of federal funding for research
Which is NOT a major area of investigation in medical sociology? - CORRECT ANSWER All of the
above answers are major areas of investigation in medical sociology:
Social facets of health and disease.
Social behavior of health care personnel and their patients.
Social functions of health organizations and institutions.The relationship of health care delivery
systems to other systems.
The Hippocratic Oath requires the physician to swear that he or she will: - CORRECT ANSWER All
of the above:
Help the sick
Refrain from intentional wrongdoing or harm.
Keep confidential all matters pertaining to the doctor-patient relationship.
, One of the earliest attempts in the Western world to formulate principles of health care, based
upon rational thought and the rejection of supernatural phenomena, is found in the work of the
Greek physician: - CORRECT ANSWER Hippocrates
What encourages medical sociologists working in health care and in academic settings to
conduct research that deals with topics that have practical utility? - CORRECT ANSWER The
willingness of government agencies and private foundations to only fund health-related
research that can help solve problems or improve health conditions.
Decline in deaths from infectious diseases in the second half of the nineteenth century was
mainly due to: - CORRECT ANSWER Improvements in diet, housing, and public sanitation.
Talcott Parsons's book The Social System contained which concept important for medical
sociology? - CORRECT ANSWER Sick Role
The World Health Organization defines health as: - CORRECT ANSWER A state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-being
Good health is a prerequisite for the adequate functioning of any individual or society. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
At present, medical sociologists constitute the largest and one of the most active groups of
people doing sociological work in the United States and Europe. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Early humans used primitive medicines made from plants or animals rather than some form of
ritual to expel a harmful spirit from a diseased body. - CORRECT ANSWER False
_________________ has special significance for a society because it is traditionally used as an
approximate indicator of a society's standard of living and quality of health care delivery. -
CORRECT ANSWER Infant mortality rate.
