STUDENTS ACTIVITIES

Section A: Multiple Objective Questions

Choose the most accurate answer

1. …………………..a group of people who share a culture and a territory

a. Sociology

b. Social life

c. Society

d. Medical sociology 

2. ………………….is the scientific study of human social life, groups and societies.  It is interested in analyzing how human beings interact with one another and the forces that determine social order or harmony in human interactions. 

a. Sociology

b. Social life

c. Society

d. Medical sociology

3. ………………. is defined as the study of the relationship between health phenomena and social factors.

a. Sociology

b. Social life

c. Society

d. Medical sociology

4. One of the following is not a characteristic of culture

1. Universality

2. University

3. Changing

4. Transmission

5. The pattern of disease and mortality as caused by the complex dynamic nature of social settings which gives rise to except :

1. Old disease old stress

2. Old disease new stress

3. New disease new stress

4. Emerging diseases/ re-emerging diseases

6. The academic background, expertise and objectives in medical sociology and sociology of medicine  are identical:

1. True

2. False

7. ……………………is an objective term referring to diagnosable abnormalities in organs, body systems or physiology which can occur with or without subjective feelings of being unwell or social recognition of that state. 

1. Illness

2. Disease

3. Sickness

4. Wellness

8. …………is a subjective term referring to an individual’s experience of mental and physical sensations or states, and may not necessarily indicate the presence of disease.

1. Illness

2. Disease

3. Sickness

4. Wellness

9. ……………….encompasses both disease and illness

1. Illness

2. Disease

3. Sickness

4. Wellness

10. Social factors with implications in the etiology of illness include all but:

1. Stress

2. Unhealthy life styles

3. Obligations

4. Culture

Section B: Essay

1. Define the following terminologies:

1. Society

2. culture

3. sociology

4. medical sociology

2. What are the scopes of medical sociology?

3. Explain the relationship between medical sociology and social science

4. Briefly describe social and cultural implications of ill health 

Answers to Section A

1. c

2. a

3. d

4. b

5. a

6. b

7. b

8. a

9. c

10. d