Which change was associated with the Industrial Revolution?
a. less stable and reliable access to food supplies
b. a significant population boom
c. increased infant mortality
d. decreased life expectancy
b. a significant population boom (At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1700s, the world's human population grew by about 57 percent to 700 million. It would reach one billion in 1800.)
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. . Culture contributes to differences in medical care and even how health is defined. 2. Patients' judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender, age, social class, race, and ethnicity. 3. Medicine serves as an agent of social control by retaining absolute jurisdiction over many health care procedures. 4. The irony of midwives is that they first brought professionalism to child delivery, yet today they are portrayed as invading the legitimate field of obstetrics. 5. Younger people are more likely to be hospitalized than elderly people, due to the lifestyles and risks taken more often by young people compared to older people.
Except when required by law, an autopsy can be performed only after
A. the provisions of the Informed Anatomical Donor form are in place. B. the next of kin's consent. C. the funeral director has been contacted by family and the funeral plans are in place. D. the cause of death is determined and the corpse is deemed not contagious.
In communities characterized by a high incidence of rape, the act of rape is often excused as a ceremonial expression of masculinity or is seen as a legitimate way for men to punish or threaten women. These social contexts are marked by a ______ culture.
a. rape-frenzied b. rape-conscious c. rape-myth d. rape-prone
Why are rape and sexual assault used as weapons of war?
A. Male soldiers are away from their wives and sexual partners for long periods of time. B. Soldiers often have PTSD and act out against those who may be weaker. C. These acts are considered a lesser evil than MST. D. These acts demoralize and destabilize an entire community.