A. Classical rules that govern marketplace exchanges have been applied to the health care industry for decades
B. Labor costs have risen sharply
C. The continual upgrading in the scope and intensity of medical services is costly
D. The concept of “health” has been expanded to include mental and psychological difficulties and “condition” such as infertility
Related Mcqs:
- Which one of the following does Wilkinson identify as the main determinant of relative health in a society ?
A. social integration
B. lifestyle choices
C. social inequality
D. work patterns - Care for the elderly_____________?
A. is provided by the family in 40 percent of cases
B. falls mostly on the eldest son
C. is provided by the sandwich generation
D. none of the above - Cross-cultural research on infant care has found the following______________?
A. All cultures agree on the importance of exclusive mother-infant interaction to encourage bonding in the first 15 to months of life.
B. Methods of caring for babies are linked to other elements of a society’s culture
C. No culture supports waking a sleeping infant
D. Pediatricians are trained to teach parents the one universally accepted set of best practices for raising an infant - Which of the following is NOT a characteristic in Glidden’s account in Transformations of Intimacy of intimate relationships in post-traditional societies ?
A. confluent love
B. social reflexivity
C. liquid desire
D. plastic sexuality - Which of the following offered pioneering insights regarding professional criminals by publishing an annotated account written by a professional thief ?
A. Robert Merton
B. Emile Durkhieim
C. Howard S Becker
D. Edwin Sutherland - Which of the following is a factor that has contributed to the rise of the dual income model of the family ?
A. increase in the number of men with a college education
B. increasing birth-rate
C. shift in the economy of the United States from manufacturing to service industries
D. all of the above - Which of the following is not a reason for the rise in single households in Europe ?
A. social resistance to cohabitation
B. the trend towards later marriages
C. the high rate of divorce
D. an ageing population with a growing number of households made up of widows/widowers - The rise in patriotism following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, is an example of what function of deviance ?
A. Warning
B. Solidarity
C. Unification
D. Authoritarian
E. Boundary setting - In Hagerman’s account where did the public sphere as an arena of public debate first develop?in____________?
A. salons
B. newspapers
C. universities
D. television - Conflict theory is often criticized for failing to account for______________?
A. minority rights
B. women
C. consensus
D. latent functions
E. the rights of workers
