Which of the following statements regarding the medicalization of society is true?
A. Nurse-midwives do not need special licensing to achieve professional respectability.
B. As an agent of social control, medicine has incorporated chiropractors and nurse-midwives into the realm of acceptable medicine.
C. Physicians continue to exert power to ensure midwifery remains a subordinate occupation.
D. Medicine has slightly expanded its domain of expertise in recent decades.
Answer: C
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