The __________ perspective focuses on the "social construction" of mental illness, i.e., how interactions producing the label "mentally ill" may cause the labeled person to accept the definition and behave accordingly.
A. interactionist
B. conflict
C. functionalist
D. social disorganization
Answer: A
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