Author Question: Comparing the health care system of the U.S. with those of other industrialized countries, the text ... (Read 23 times)

ts19998 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Comparing the health care system of the U.S. with those of other industrialized countries, the text notes that

a. the U.S. spends more money and coverage is less comprehensive than in other industrialized countries.
b. the U.S. has the indisputably best health care delivery system among industrialized countries for the poor.
c. it is not possible to provide health coverage for the majority of the population for less than 13 of the gross domestic product.
d. the U.S. leads in cost-efficient management of health care.

Question 2

According to the text, patterns of touch are strongly influenced by gender. Which of the following statements regarding gender and touch is false?

a. Women are more likely to use touch for emotional support than men are.
b. Boys tend to be touched by their parents more roughly than girls are.
c. In an interaction, which people touch others is a reflection of the relative social status of the participants.
d. In everyday interaction men and women tend to use touch about equally.