19.5 Review Questions

QuestionAnswer
Which of the following is not part of the rights and responsibilities of a sick person under the functionalist perspective?
The sick person can take as long as she wants to get better.
The sick person is not responsible for his condition.
The sick person must try to get better.
The sick person is exempt from the normal duties of society.
The class, race, and gender inequalities in our healthcare system support the _____________ perspective.
conflict
interactionist
functionalist
all of the above
The removal of homosexuality from the DSM is an example of ____________.
demedicalization
medicalization
deviance
interactionist theory

The content of this course has been taken from the free Sociology textbook by Openstax

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