Just as police and judges can define certain people as criminal, so can health care professionals define who is "sick." This power is described by

A. the brain drain.
B. the sick role.
C. the labeling theory.
D. medicalization.


Answer: C

Sociology

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The tendency to rate all out-group members as lower than in-group members is called

A) prejudice. B) stereotypes. C) ethnocentrism. D) discrimination.

Sociology

Which of the following psychological constructs refers to the belief that one's performance in a situation depends on something that one personally does?

A. personal control B. locus of control C. personal locus of control D. external locus of control

Sociology

An estimated ____ of the diversity in measured personality traits has been attributed to genetic heritage

a. 5 percent b. 10 percent c. 25 percent d. 50 percent e. 90 percent

Sociology

What is the difference between white-collar crime and street crime? Why is white-collar crime perceived by many as less threatening to society?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology