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The Federal Bureau of Investigation's reporting of statistics on crime is based on crimes __________.
 
  a. reported to the police
  b. uncovered by the police
  c. committed
  d. cleared by arrest



Identify a key feature of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
 
  a. A fine is imposed upon anyone who is not covered by health insurance.
  b. People with pre-existing conditions, except for cancer, can no longer be denied health insurance coverage.
  c. Preventative care carries only a 15 charge.
  d. Students can now stay on their parents' health insurance plan until they are age 24 and a half.



A primary reason why Americans' health is poor compared with other developed nations is __________.
 
  a. American physicians have less training than physicians in other developed nations
  b. America's infant mortality rate is lower than in other developed nations
  c. America's poor and minority populations have poor health
  d. America has fewer doctors than in other developed nations



According to the Congressional Budget Office, an additional ________ million citizens will be added to the number of Americans with adequate health benefits by 2018
 
  a. 17
  b. 27
  c. 37
  d. 47



Julio is studying the social aspects of students at fraternity parties. He notes that many features of parties, such as drinking, smoking, and food, affect the way people communicate with one another.
 
  Julio is likely to be using what perspective in his study? a. Symbolic Interaction
  b. Functionalist
  c. Conflict
  d. Generalist



Interactionist studies of the health of Americans point out that many of the bad habits like smoking and drinking alcohol that can contribute to poor health are due to __________.
 
  a. the addictive properties of the substances themselves
  b. lack of willpower among those who are not healthy
  c. how consumption norms reflect a need or desire to be sociable
  d. differences in social power among people



Identify which theoretical perspective would argue that a lack of access to health care is not the only factor that affects the health of poor people: Just being poor promotes poor health.
 
  Poor people, for example, cannot afford to eat properly, so they are likely to be weak. They often live in the most polluted areas and hence are susceptible to respiratory diseases. a. Symbolic Interaction
  b. Functionalist
  c. Open Concept
  d. Conflict



As more outpatient clinics are managed by for-profit corporations, they are more likely to be concerned about earning money and less concerned with providing medical care for those patients who are less likely to be able to pay.
 
  This point of view represents which theoretical perspective? a. Symbolic Interaction
  b. Conflict
  c. Functionalist
  d. Generalist



The functionalist argument that an abundance of specialists encourages the use of expensive and sophisticated treatments when simpler ones would be just as effective refers to the issue of __________.
 
  a. professional dominance
  b. restricted entry
  c. information
  d. misallocated supply



The functionalist argues that a consumer does not have sufficient knowledge to judge the effectiveness of sophisticated treatments. This refers to the issue of __________.
 
  a. product uncertainty
  b. misallocated supply
  c. lack of price competition
  d. restricted entry
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