Medicalization occurs when:
a. a condition or behavior becomes defined as a medical problem requiring a medical solution.
b. language barriers may make it difficult to obtain medical care and follow orders.
c. medical metaphors are used to describe the problems within society.
d. the health care system causes a new illness.
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A. Max Weber B. C. Wright Mills C. Emile Durkheim D. Karl Marx
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a. normal accidents. b. unavoidable accidents. c. imperative accidents. d. predictable consequences.
What is the position of multinational corporations (MNCs) in relation to national governments? a. The unwieldy size of MNCs limits their political maneuverability. b. MNCs have the ability to make economic decisions independently of the nations in which they operate
c. MNCs are regulated in all their world-wide operations by the governments of countries where they are headquartered. d. Because MNCs transfer cutting-edge technology to developing countries, governments in these countries are willing to accommodate them. e. MNCs are tightly regulated in advanced industrial countries, but not in developing countries.
The pleasure-pain principle holds that _____
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).