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As defined by the WHO, a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity
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A disease or illness that cannot be understood apart from some specific social context
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Sociology (Ch. 14)
Health, Medicine, and Environment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| As defined by the WHO, a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity | health |
| A disease or illness that cannot be understood apart from some specific social context | culture-bound syndrome |
| Societal expectations about the attitudes and behavior of a person viewed as being ill | sick role |
| The immigration to the U.S. and other industrialized nations of skilled workers, professionals, and technicians who are desperately needed in their home countries | brain drain |
| The number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1000 live births in a given year | infant mortality rate |
| The study of the distribution of disease, impairment, and general health status across a population | social epidemiology |
| The number of new cases of a specific disorder that occur within a given population during a stated period | incidence |
| The total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time | prevalence |
| The incidence of disease in a given population | morbidity rate |
| The incidence of death in a given population | mortality rate |
| Latino folk medicine, a form of holistic health care and healing | curanderismo |
| Therapies in which the health care practitioner considers the person's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual characteristics | holistic medicine |
| The area of study concerned with the interrelationships between people and their environment | human ecology |
| A legal strategy based on claims that racial minorities are subjected disproportionately to environmental hazards | environmental justice |
| The expansion of medicine's domain of expertise and s assertion of absolute jurisdiction over many health care procedures are examples of what? | the medicalization of society |
| Which nation has the lowest infant mortality rate? | Japan |
| Compared with Whites, Blacks have higher death rates from what disease? | heart disease, diabetes, cancer |
| The age group that is most likely to be covered by some form of health insurance is what? | 65 and older |
| Which program is essentially a compulsory health insurance plan for the elderly? | Medicare |
| What percentage of Americans reported using some form of complementary or alternative medicine in a 2002 survey? | 36 |
| The industrialized nations of North America and Europe account for 12 percent of the world's population. What population of worldwide consumption are they responsible for? | 60 percent |
| What is the international treaty that sought to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases? | the Kyoto Protocol |
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