Alcoholism has been punished by the legal system via laws against public inebriation and seen as a moral failing. However, it is now often responded to as a disease for which outpatient or even inpatient treatment is provided. This suggests that alcoholism has been
A) medicalized.
B) accepted as nondeviant.
C) contextualized.
D) normalized.

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The shift in the perception of alcoholism from a moral failing to a medical condition that requires treatment is an example of medicalization. This process involves defining a problem in medical terms and seeking medical help to treat it, rather than addressing it as a social or moral issue.

Alcoholism Has Been Punished by the Legal System Via Laws