Following the social-conflict approach, patterns of health and illness are seen largely as a product of ________
a. technology.
b. how people define the situation they experience.
c. how the larger culture defines health and illness.
d. social inequality.
Answer: d
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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