Which of the following is a social consequence of the medicalization of deviance?

A. Deviance becomes an individual problem and is also depoliticized.
B. More deviants are committed to mental wards, thereby increasing public safety.
C. Rates of mental disorder diagnoses decrease.
D. Deviance becomes more stigmatized.


A. Deviance becomes an individual problem and is also depoliticized.

Sociology

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Which of the following statements is true about the identity of Hispanics?

a. Latinos and Hispanics feel they share a common name since they share a common identity. b. Non-Hispanics often view the diverse group of Latino Americans as one collective group. c. Hispanics share a common historical identity. d. Hispanics share a common cultural identity.

Sociology

A single mother who works in a factory sewing large sheets of canvass would be considered

A. upper class. B. middle class. C. lower middle class. D. working class.

Sociology

Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal coalition included

a. diverse groups with strong anti-immigrant sentiments b. wealthy businesspeople and corporate and military leaders c. working-class Roman Catholics, immigrants, and black workers d. the new rich and the old Protestant elites

Sociology

Influence is the exercise of power through a process of

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology