?Which of the following statements is true?

a. ?Definitions of what constitutes mental illness have changed over time.
b. ?Definitions of what constitutes mental illness vary from social group to social group.
c. ?Socially powerful groups are more able to enforce their definitions of what constitutes mental illness than are socially powerless groups.
d. ?all of the above
e. ?a and b only


ANSWER:
d

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