Medicine serves as an agent of social control. It has attempted to guard its jurisdiction by placing health care professionals such as chiropractors and nurse-midwives outside the realm of acceptable medicine. Which sociological perspective would most likely view medicine in this manner?
A. the functionalist perspective
B. the conflict perspective
C. the interactionist perspective
D. the global perspective
Answer: B
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