Which of the Following Is a Social Consequence of the Medicalization

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a social consequence of the medicalization of deviance?

• A)Deviance becomes an individual problem and is also depoliticized.
• B)More deviants are committed to mental wards,thereby increasing public safety.
• C)Rates of mental disorder diagnoses decrease.
• D)Deviance becomes more stigmatized.

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