Which of the Following Is Not a Factor That Contributed

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a factor that contributed to the emergence of the sociology of health?

• A) Changes in the conceptual framework of the study of health leading to the questioning of held assumptions about the benefits of modern medicine.
• B) Refinements in sociological frameworks to better understand the diseased person and illness behaviour.
• C) Improvements in methodological techniques for the analysis of population health.
• D) Changes in the delivery of health care services to include disease prevention and health maintenance.

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Definitions:

Posttest-Only Nonequivalent Groups Design

An experimental design in which different groups are compared only after the treatment or intervention, without a pretest comparison.

Pretreatment Differences

Variations among participants in a study that exist before the intervention or treatment is applied.

True Experimental Design

A research design that includes random assignment of participants to conditions and manipulation of an independent variable to determine its effect.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments for distributing participants among various groups in a study, ensuring that each has an equal chance of being assigned to any group, to minimize bias.