Which of the following is true of Talcott Parsons’s understanding of the sick role?

A. The role pressures sick people to participate in social responsibilities and other normal social roles.
B. Society usually holds a sick person accountable for their illness.
C. The sick person has no obligations.
D. Failure to seek help can lead others to refuse to confer on the sick person the benefits of the sick role.


Ans: D

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