Medicalization may occur on three levels. Which of the following is NOT one of these levels?
a. The conceptual level (e.g., the use of medical terminology to define the problem)
b. The institutional level (e.g., physicians are supervisors of treatment and gatekeepers to applying for benefits)
c. The biological level (e.g., seeking to redefine childbirth and menopause as natural processes rather than as illnesses)
d. The interactional level (e.g., when physicians treat patients' conditions as medical problems)
c
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a. a blood transfusion. b. an abortion. c. the amniotic sac drained. d. the placenta rotated.
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A. explain why poverty and inequality still exist B. compare the present with the past C. explain why social change happens D. illuminate the connection between the individual and society
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A. own B. develop C. acquire D. occupy