Becker, citing Hughes' distinction between master and subordinate statuses, to explain
a. the tendency to define a person's identity primarily in terms of their deviant status.
b. whenever a person is labeled deviant they become subordinate to others.
c. how physicians and other people of high status are masters of their own fate.
d. the fact that members of minority groups are more likely to be labeled deviant.
A
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a. childbearing activities b. educational achievements c. workforce achievements d. relationships
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a. alcoholic or mentally ill family members b. learning disabled children c. those suffering from Alzheimer's disease d. children with cognitive impairment or severe disabilities
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a. physiological sex behaviors and cultural gender behaviors. b. hormonal and biological components. c. cultural ideals and cultural traits. d. institutional norms and gender beliefs.
___ refers to a floating standard of deprivation by which people at the bottom of a society, regardless of their lifestyle, are judged to be disadvantaged in comparison with the nation as a whole
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).