Foundational Concept 10A

Question 1

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Which of the following best describes the component of socioeconomic status attributable to direct individual efforts?
1. Ascribed status
2. Meritocratic competition
3. Anomic condition
4. Achieved status

Question 2

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Which of the following displays a correct association?
1. High social networking and low social capital
2. High social mobility and low social capital
3. Low social class and low social capital
4. Low social networking and high social capital

Question 3

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Which of the following concepts are LEAST likely to coincide?
1. Hazardous waste facilities and low-income neighbourhoods
2. Tuberculosis and poor living conditions
3. Environmental pollution and high minority population
4. Globalisation and global equality

Question 4

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Which of the following trends is most likely FALSE?
1. Mortality rates are increased in low-income racial and ethnic minorities
2. Life expectancy is decreased in high-income groups
3. Birth weights are decreased in children of low-income women
4. Rates of lung cancer are increased in low-income groups

Question 5

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

A small town has 1000 residents, including 500 men and 500 women. In this town, 20 of the men have prostate cancer. During a calendar year, 10 more men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Assume none of the men are cured or die during the year.

What is the prevalence of prostate cancer in this population at the end of the year?
1. 10 / 480
2. 10 / 1000
3. 20 / 500
4. 30 / 1000

What is the incidence of prostate cancer in this population during the year?
1. 10 / 480
2. 10 / 1000
3. 20 / 500
4. 30 / 1000

Question 6

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

A low-income single mother works a part-time job and lives in a small apartment in the city. When her children grow up, they take similar jobs and live in similar housing. This is an example of:
1. Upward social mobility
2. Downward social mobility
3. Social exclusion
4. Social reproduction

Question 7

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Over the last few decades, the United States population has become:
1. Bigger, older, and more diverse
2. Bigger, younger, and more diverse
3. Smaller, older, and less diverse
4. Smaller, older, and more diverse

Question 8

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Which of the following is NOT an example of material culture?
1. Traditional African clothing
2. Japanese cuisine
3. American values
4. Native Americans and paintings

Question 9

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

During which stage of demographic transition are both birth rates and mortality rates low?
1. Stage 1
2. Stage 2
3. Stage 3
4. Stage 4

Question 10

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Shortly after a state legalises gambling in casinos, a formal coalition forms to oppose the building of any casinos in the major cities of the state. This scenario includes:
A. conflict theory
B. social institutions
C. social movement

1. A only
2. A and C only
3. B and C only
4. A, B, and C

Question 11

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

A young adult male claims to have had sexual relationships mostly with other men, although he has been attracted to women at times. What would be his most likely score on the Kinsey scale?
1. 0
2. 1
3. 5
4. 6

Question 12

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Which of the following demographic variables is known to be biologically determined?
1. Gender
2. Sex
3. Ethnicity
4. Sexual Orientation

Question 13

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Which of the following would contribute to increasing population growth over time?
1. A fertility rate less than 2
2. An immigration rate larger than emigration rate
3. An increase in mortality rate
4. A decrease in birth rate

Question 14

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Urbanisation can cause all of the following negative effects EXCEPT:
1. decreased opportunity for social interaction
2. increased transmission of infectious disease
3. decreased air quality and sanitation
4. increased rates of violent crimes

Question 15

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Which of the following is true with regard to relative poverty?
1. Individuals in relative poverty have incomes below the poverty line
2. Individuals in relative poverty exhibit downard social mobility
3. Individuals in relative poverty may be in the upper class
4. Individuals in relative poverty exhibit upward social mobility

Question 16

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

In comparison to urban centers, suburbs tend to have:
1. Larger racial and ethnic minority populations
2. Higher rates of poverty
3. Larger high- and middle-class populations
4. Higher rates of crime and homicide

Question 17

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Which of the following terms refers to the burden or degree of disease associated with a given illness?
1. Morbidity
2. Mortality
3. Second sickness
4. Chronicity

Question 18

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Compared to white Americans, which of the following racial or ethnic groups tends to have a better overall health profile?
1. African-Americans
2. Asian-Americans
3. Hispanic Americans
4. Native Americans

Question 19

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Morbidity is increased in low-income groups because of all the following EXCEPT:
1. higher rates of obesity
2. less access to healthcare
3. higher rates of homicide
4. lower rates of physical activity

Question 20

MCAT Behavioural Sciences - Social Inequality

Hypertension can be diagnosed by having two or more blood pressure readings higher than 140/90 on two different occasions, separated by a week. Suppose that the criteria were changed to include anyone with a reading higher than 130/80 on at least one occasion. How would this change the prevalence of diagnosed hypertension in the population?
1. the prevalence would increase
2. the prevalence would decrease
3. the prevalence would remain the same
4. There is not enough information to determine the change in prevalence

Question 21

Which of the following trends regarding healthcare disparities has NOT been documented?
1. Females are more likely to be insured than males
2. Primary care use is more likely among males than females
3. Low-income individuals have more difficulty accessing care than high-income individuals
4. LGBT individuals have more barriers to healthcare to heterosexuals