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Question 1:

According to Statistics Canada, approximately what percentage of Canadians reported having a disability in 2007?
a) 6 per cent
b) 14 per cent
c) 23 per cent
d) 31 per cent

Question 2:

On what point(s) do the authors compare Irving Zola’s work to Dorothy Smith’s?
a) As a sociologist who has the subjective, lived experience of what s/he researches
b) As a sociologist who has conducted research with people with disabilities
c) As a sociologist who experienced discrimination in the academic workplace
d) As a sociologist who was primarily interested in the experiences of women in total institutions

Question 3:

Which movement viewed people with disabilities as a drain on the state’s resources and whose adherents made attempts to physically prevent that from happening?
a) The community living movement
b) The selective breeding movement
c) The eugenics movement
d) The family planning movement

Question 4:

Which of the following represents a disability, as defined by critical disability theorists?
a) Down’s syndrome
b) Dyslexia
c) The inability to navigate an office space due to poor eyesight
d) Both A and B

Question 5:

Which of the following was identified by Nora Groce as limiting the lives of individuals with disabilities around the world the most?
a) Intellectual impairments
b) Physical disabilities
c) Mental illnesses
d) Socio-cultural views

Question 6:

Which of the following terms is used to refer to the way that a person's identity is defined and how others generally view and interact with that person?
a) Label
b) Master status
c) Role
d) Category

Question 7:

Which of the following adjectives used to describe people with disabilities was defended in the text as being "correct"?
a) Learning disabled
b) Quadriplegic
c) Mentally ill
d) Deaf

Question 8:

How is deafness viewed within a medical model framework?
a) As an unfortunate problem to be fixed
b) As a separate but equal culture
c) As a vibrant cultural group
d) As a social issue

Question 9:

What is the term that cultural critical Henry Giroux uses to refer to people who have no personal experience with disability but appropriately support the goals of disability rights movements?
a) Dominant minorities
b) Honourary members
c) Border crossers
d) Moral entrepreneurs

Question 10:

According to the text, which of the following is an accurate portrayal of the effects of schools for the deaf and hard of hearing?
a) They do not encourage people to meaningfully engage with mainstream culture.
b) They foster community development amongst people who share an impairment.
c) They have been instrumental in the development of a specific culture.
d) All of the above

Question 11:

Which of the following of Erving Goffman's types of stigma did Karen Blackford argue is used to discredit parents with multiple sclerosis?
a) Tribal stigmata
b) Bodily stigmata
c) Moral stigmata
d) All of the above

Question 12:

The theory that examines how two or more forms of oppression come together to create a higher degree of oppression is known as which of the following?
a) Internalized dominance theory
b) Multiplicative oppression theory
c) Intersectionality theory
d) Multiple stressor theory

Question 13:

According to the text authors, which of the following affects women more often than men?
a) Chronic fatigue syndrome
b) Schizophrenia
c) Hyperactivity
d) Blindness

Question 14:

To which of the following issues did Mohammed Yunus apply the term DPS, or "disturbed physician syndrome"?
a) Attention deficit disorder
b) Chronic fatigue syndrome
c) Fibromyalgia
d) Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 15:

To which group of people does Basil Johnston compare people with disabilities?
a) Aboriginal people
b) Women
c) Homosexuals
d) Immigrants

Question 16:

Canada's rate of disability is very high compared with other nations.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 17:

The most common form of disability experienced by people in Canada is pain.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 18:

Almost two-thirds of Canadian children with disabilities aged 5 to 14 were engaged in some form of organized sport or physical activity in 2006.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 19:

Irving Zola used the research method of participant observation to study residents of an institution in the Netherlands.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 20:

The medical model of disability has been discredited today as less than useful.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 21:

McJOBS was a program implemented by the fast food chain McDonald's to train and hire people with disabilities to work in the restaurants.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 22:

The eugenics movement led to forced, non-consensual sterilizations in Canada.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 23:

Substantive equality refers to the legal rights of people with disabilities to be free of harassment and discrimination.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 24:

According to Nora Groce, disability is universal but interpretations differ widely.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 25:

Critical disability theorists state that the built environment creates disability.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 26:

Labelling theory is about the words we apply to people to describe them.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 27:

Lip reading is the main way that Deaf people understand and communicate with others.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 28:

In Canada, there is a well-defined Blind culture, based on a set of shared values and experiences.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 29:

Many people with mental illnesses ended up homeless following provincial budget cuts that closed institutions.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Question 30:

Educated women with disabilities are more likely to find employment than educated men with disabilities.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE

Higher Education

Foundations of Sociology: Chapter 12