The term __________ refers to the process through which nonmedical problems become defined and ...

The term __________ refers to the process through which nonmedical problems become defined and treated as illnesses or disorders.
 
  a. medicalization
 b. demedicalization
 c. nonmedicalization
 d. remedicalization

Question 2

From a __________ perspective, people with economic and political power are able to shape and distribute the rewards, resources, privileges, and opportunities in society for their own benefit.
 
  a. conflict
  b. symbolic interactionist
  c. functionalist
  d. postmodern

Question 3

__________ theorists focus on the socially constructed nature of health and illness and how both should be treated.
 
  a. Symbolic interactionist
 b. Functionalist
 c. Postmodernist
 d. Conflict

Question 4

Discuss impending gender issues in the future.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 5

The DavisMoore thesis assumes that social stratification results in __________a hierarchy in which all positions are rewarded based on people's ability and credentials.
 
  a. bureaucracy
  b. plutocracy
  c. meritocracy
  d. democracy