The Notion That the Power of Modern Medicine Will Continue

question 46

Multiple Choice

The notion that the power of modern medicine will continue to result in improvements in public health indefinitely is unsatisfactory to sociologists because:

• A) it overemphasizes the spiritual and psychological dimensions of health
• B) the achievements have more to do with technology than science
• C) it ignores social and environmental factors in patterns and trends of health and illness
• D) there is more evidence that alternative medicine is the wave of the future

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