Which best defines the concept associated with the functional perspective on health and medicine known as legitimation?

A. The transformation of something into a saleable good
B. A physician’s certification that an illness is genuine
C. Behavior considered appropriate for sick people
D. The process that changes bad behavior to “sick” behavior


B. A physician’s certification that an illness is genuine

Sociology

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The testes produce ________, the masculinizing sex hormones

A) progesterones B) estrogens C) prostogens D) androgens

Sociology

In a series of laboratory experiments, psychologists Harry and Margaret Harlow attempted to demonstrate __________

a. the effects of social isolation on nonhuman primates raised without contact with others of their own species b. that human development occurs in three stages that reflect different levels of the personality c. how conflicts that coincide with major changes in a person's social environment can be resolved in a positive manner d. that cognitive development occurs in stages that are significantly different for human and nonhuman primates

Sociology

_____ is a procedure used by researchers to select a subset of the population.

a. Sampling b. Strata c. Sampling frame d. Probability sampling

Sociology

A two-way factorial design

A) is “two-way” because the influence of two separate variables is being studied. B) varies only in name from a one-way analysis of variance. C) considers two levels of a single variable. D) considers a single level of two variables.

Sociology