Just as police and judges can define certain people as criminal, so can health care professionals define who is "sick." This power is described by

A. the sick role.
B. medicalization.
C. labeling theory.
D. None of these answers is correct.


C. labeling theory.

Sociology

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Which term is used to refer to families in which one or more members are citizens and one or more non-citizens?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Which of the following statements is true of an egalitarian marriage?

A) The wife takes her husband's last name. B) The father is more involved in child rearing. C) The husband's career decides the family residence. D) The husband initiates sex, and the wife complies.

Sociology

Key structural, or anatomical, features of the neuron include all the following except

a. axons. b. dendrites. c. terminal branches. d. synapses.

Sociology

How does fostering and in-group/out-group processes impact religious communities?

A. It creates divisiveness and disharmony that prevents members from becoming unified. B. It promotes class distinctions and changes in membership. C. It decreases competition between congregations and allows them to exist together. D. It increases cohesion within the congregation.

Sociology