Talcott Parsons believed physicians function as ________ for the sick role by verifying a patient's condition as illness or designating the patient as recovered.

A. functionalists
B. gatekeepers
C. negotiators
D. ambassadors


B. gatekeepers

Sociology

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What will be an ideal response?

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The increased use of _________ methods in social research has provided new difficulties for researchers to navigate regarding protection of subjects

a. qualitative. b. visual. c. audio. d. quantitative. e. survey

Sociology

During WWII, the United States forcibly removed anyone of Japanese heritage from their homes and communities and kept them in internment camps for up to four years. Sociologists would consider this which of the following?

a. Expulsion B. Genocide C. Assimilation D. Pluralism

Sociology

The concept "postmodernity" refers to which of the following?

a. Societies that have yet to industrialize b. Societies that keep their traditions c. Societies that have entered the postindustrial era d. Societies that are just beginning to industrialize

Sociology