Just as Police and Judges Can Define Certain People as Criminal

question 32

Multiple Choice

Just as police and judges can define certain people as criminal, so can health care professionals define who is "sick." This power is described by

• A) the sick role.
• B) medicalization.
• C) labeling theory.
• D) None of these answers is correct.

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