The tendency to define a deviant behavior as an illness, for which treatment is best left to medical professionals, is referred to as ________ deviance.

A. medical
B. medicalization of
C. pathology of
D. illness


Answer: B

Sociology

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The __________ is the value with the most scores

Fill in the blanks with correct word

Sociology

People with higher levels of education have __________ levels of divorce than people with less education.

A. lower B. higher C. the same D. There is no predictable relationship between education level and divorce rates.

Sociology

Racism is defined as

A. a belief that one race is supreme and that all others are innately inferior. B. the tendency of people to respond to and act on the basis of stereotypes. C. the systematic killing of an entire people or nation. D. the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice.

Sociology

In the order of earnings, ____________ earn the most.

a. unmarried men b. married men c. married women d. unmarried women

Sociology