Question

1-The 2010 entering freshman class at the University of California, Berkeley, was invited to give a saliva sample to test for genetic markers. Eventually, the university was forced to shut down the study due to ethical concerns. What might have been a main ethical concern of this study?

	A.	the lack of human subjects’ clearance
	B.	the use of genetic profiles
	C.	an inability to ensure anonymity
	D.	student confidentiality

2-

Rosenbaum (2008) found that it was more common for ________ in New York City to live in substandard housing located in marginalized neighborhoods than in healthy neighborhoods with decent housing.

	A.	Asians and blacks
	B.	blacks and Hispanics
	C.	Hispanics and whites
	D.	whites and Asians

3-

The fact that the top causes of death in the United States are due to chronic illness while people in the developing world are continually affected by the threat of acute illnesses indicates that:

	A.	palliative care is necessary.
	B.	illness is impacted by social factors.
	C.	illness is a biological event.
	D.	we can prevent deaths in the United States but not in the developing world.

Answer 1

1. B. The use of genetic profiles.

The use of gender profiles might have been the main concern involved in this case. It is against ethics to use genetic profiles without a strong reasons.

2. B. Blacks and hispanics.

This study showed that blacks and Hispanics settled in more substandard neighborhood due to their socio-economic conditions.

3. B. Illness is impacted by social factors.

Chronic illness due to lifestyle changes causes slower death ,while chronic illness causes sudden deaths. The socio-economic conditions of developed nations results in sedentary life style that causes chronic illness. The lack of medical facilities and lack of socio-economic facilities are reasons for acute illness in developing nations.