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Homework answers / question archive / Queens University HLTH 101 Week 10: 1)According to Ryan Meili, having a strong and robust democracy, in which people from all parts of our society participate, is important to improve population health and build a healthy society Select one: a
Queens University
HLTH 101
Week 10:
1)According to Ryan Meili, having a strong and robust democracy, in which
people from all parts of our society participate, is important to improve population health and build a healthy society
Select one:
a. because politicians always govern with the best interests of their constituents in mind and know what is best for their communities
b. to ensure that adequate funding is available for medical care, including doctors and hospitals
c. so that policies and programs will support the priorities of ordinary people, giving them a sense of input and control over the social policies and programs that affect their lives
d. so that our politicians are accountable to civil servants, who dedicate their lives to serving the public good
e. all of the above
2. According to the Glossary of AntiOppressive Terms, “direct action”
Select one:
a. refers to not being polite in political discussions
b. is a method or theory that seeks immediate change for injustices, rather than waiting for elected representatives to bring about change at some later date
c. makes a point by creating a blockage in the normal everyday operations of a busi ness, government institution, or community, such as blockading a highway, street or railway, or boycotting a product, service or company
d. is not necessary in truly democratic societies
e. all of the above except (a) f. only (b) and (c)
3. According to Ryan Meili, the answer to the challenging set of problems (e.g., poverty, addictions, low levels of education, high levels of incarcera tion) faced by Aboriginal people lies first and foremost in
Select one:
a. consulting people in the communities affected
b. getting rid of the Indian Act
c. spending lots of money to implement solutions
d. sending experts hired by the federal government to Aboriginal communities to advise them about how to fix their problems
e. setting up a Royal Commission to study the problems, like the one that reported in 1995, and then using that report to find solutions
4. The documentary film “Til the Cows come Home” suggests that the main reason that prison farms in Kingston closed was because
Select one:
a. there was no evidence that the farms were having any impact on the prisoners’ ability
to get jobs once they were released
b. the previous federal government, under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, had a “tough on crime” agenda that emphasizes punishment of criminals rather than rehabilitation
c. there was a significant amount of evidence that the prisoners were engaged in slave labour, which is illegal in Canada
d. the prison farm activists weren’t well enough organized and couldn’t decide among themselves how to proceed
e. the skills that the prisoners were learning are no longer in demand in our technologi cal society
5. According to the Glossary of AntiOppressive Terms, “participatory democ racy”
Select one:
a. means the same thing as representative democracy
b. is recommended by its proponents as an alternative to representative democracy, which appears to have been taken over by neoliberal agendas
c. is unrealistic in sophisticated, industrialized countries like Canada
d. is better suited for small communities where people can meet facetoface
e. all of the above
f. only (b) and (c)
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