In the past, most people viewed alcoholics as sinners, then as sick. Today, alcoholics are more likely to be viewed as just people with problems. This is an example of:

a. the repression-medicalization-acceptance cycle of attitudes toward deviance.
b. the fact that attitudes change as science reveals more facts about human behavior.
c. the stigma experienced by people as they endure degradation ceremonies.
d. the success of social movements


A

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