In the medicalization of deviance, deviance becomes a symptom of some underlying illness that demands treatment by

a. the court.
b. sociologists.
c. physicians.
d. the police.


Answer: c. physicians.

Sociology

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a. Conflict Tactics Scales b. Conformity Tactics Scales c. Black-White Tactics Scales d. Latino-Asian Tactics Scales

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Medically assisted suicide would be supported by

a. people who adopt a quality-of-life philosophy. b. people who adopt a sanctity-of-life philosophy. c. people who favor passive euthanasia/ d. people who favor active euthanasia/ e. both a and d.

Sociology

What did Dellaposta, Shi, and Macy find in their investigation of why liberals tend to like lattes and conservatives tend to like country music?

A) Coffee shops provide leftist reading material that persuades clients to become more liberal in their views. B) Country music fans frequently come to believe the conservative messages of the country music artists. C) Liberals and conservatives do not differ in their likes and dislikes; that idea is simply based on stereotypes. D) Because of network effects, people end up having a lot in common with other people with whom they share a social network.

Sociology

Horkheimer’s term subjective reason most closely aligns with Max Weber’s notion of

a. substantive rationality b. authority c. formal rationality d. protestant ethic

Sociology