According to Parsons, there is an institutionalized expectation system relative to illness, which includes the exemption from normal responsibilities, the assumption of wanting to get well, and an obligation to seek technically competent help
He refers to this as the
a. health expectation network.
b. individual health calendar.
c. sick role.
d. well role.
C
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Refers to the use of negative sanctions that proscribe certain behaviors and set forth the punishments for rule breakers and nonconformists
a. Socialization b. External social control c. Internal social control d. Stigmatization
According to symbolic interaction, why might patients engage in medical noncompliance?
a. The orders they were given may have been confusing. b. They may have lacked the time, money, or other resources needed to comply. c. The negative side effects of the treatment may have outweighed the benefits of the treatment. d. All of these are reasons for medical noncompliance.
The dating continuum demonstrates that American dating:
a. is rarely committed and follows no formal process. b. flows from casual dating of many people to marriage. c. is too open to have set categories. d. understands the individual needs in mate selection.
According to Max Weber, churches tend to justify the presence of inequality because:
a. inequality is essential to social stability b. members of the clergy are recruited from the upper class c. they must appeal to people of all classes d. they are controlled by the members of the upper class