An example of the "medicalization of deviance" is ________

A) theft being redefined as a "compulsive stealing."
B) drinking too much being redefined as personal failing.
C) promiscuity being redefined as a moral failing
D) when people steal drugs to self-medicate


Answer: A) theft being redefined as a "compulsive stealing."

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Lionel is reading an article about the myths surrounding drug abuse problems in the United States. Which of the following is Lionel most likely to consider a fact rather than a myth?

a. Heavy use of heroin clouds judgment and reduces inhibitions, and this is the prime reason heroin addicts commit crimes. b. Most specialists on drug problems consider alcohol abuse to be the most severe drug problem in the United States. c. The drug abuse problem in the United States today is of epidemic proportions, with more people using and abusing drugs than ever. d. The most serious drug problem that the United States faces is the flow of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana into the United States from overseas.

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Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. If a relationship is substantively significant then it is also statistically significant. b. If a relationship is statistically significant then it is also substantively significant. c. If a relationship is statistically significant then it is an important relationship. d. Statistical significance does not indicate anything about substantive significance. e. If a relationship is statistically significant then it is also substantively significant. because a statistically significant relationship is an important relationship.

Sociology

Explain the unique characteristics of institutional racism and contrast it with other forms of racism.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following is a cultural universal?

a. family b. television c. Facebook d. McDonald’s

Sociology