The tendency to define a deviant behavior as an illness, for which treatment is best left to medical professionals, is referred to as ________ deviance.
A) illness
B) medical
C) medicalization of
D) pathology of

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The term "medicalization of deviance" refers to the process by which behaviors previously considered as moral or legal issues become redefined as medical problems requiring medical intervention. This results in the treatment of deviant behavior being left to medical professionals, rather than being dealt with through social or legal means.

The Tendency to Define a Deviant Behavior as an Illness