According to Symbolic Interactionists, How Did Physicians in the United

question 82

Multiple Choice

According to symbolic interactionists, how did physicians in the United States work to eliminate midwives from assisting in childbirth?

• A) Physicians became more politically powerful than midwives.
• B) Physicians learned more about childbirth than the midwives.
• C) Physicians did not allow midwives to buy medicines.
• D) Physicians redefined pregnancy and childbirth as a medical condition.

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Definitions:

Disinhibition

Extreme low conscientiousness.

Neuroticism

A personality trait that signifies a higher inclination towards emotions such as anxiety, depression, and mood swings.

Negative Affectivity

Extreme neuroticism.

Detachment

Extreme introversion.