Leon was a relatively successful attorney before developing schizophrenia. He has now stopped working and prefers to wander the streets in preparation for an "airlift" of humans by extraterrestrials. He has lost all his property and stays on the streets. His poverty has further aggravated his psychotic symptoms. Leon's story lends credibility to which hypothesis regarding the relationship between social class and schizophrenic symptoms?
A. Social causation hypothesis
B. Milieu hypothesis
C. Downward social drift hypothesis
D. Double bind hypothesis
Answer: C
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