Medicalization is:
A) The process where an individual falls sick, goes to the doctor, and seeks out a cure or guidance.
B) A process where previously non-medical problems are defined and treated as medical problems.
C) A concept which is not health care/medical related, but rather refers to the sociological process of identifying stakeholders in a given situation.
D) Purely about the shift in expectation from birthing at home to delivering at a hospital.
E) None of the above.
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Q17: The functionalist perspective on deviance:
A) Is based
Q19: The physician exercises leverage over the patient
Q20: _ is where the deviants are temporarily
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Q22: Conformity to prevailing norms is generally punished
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