Most Sociologists Accept That Most of What We Currently Recognize

question 43

Multiple Choice

Most sociologists accept that most of what we currently recognize as medicine is a consequence of developments in Western society over the past three centuries.Sociologists would include which of the following items among these developments?

• A) a trend toward seeing the origins and treatments of disease as physical and explicable in scientific terms
• B) the rejection of the hospital as the setting within which to treat serious illnesses
• C) the rapid increase in malpractice suits that question the expertise of the medical profession
• D) the inclusion of self-taught healers

Analyze the role of the United States in the Cold War, including strategies of containment, significant diplomatic incidents, and the influence of American policies abroad.

Assess the effects of legislation and judicial actions on civil rights and social justice movements in the 1950s.

Identify the technological innovations and their societal impacts, including television and suburban development.

Examine the global political dynamics of the 1950s, particularly decolonization, the Non-Aligned Movement, and conflicts fueled by Cold War tensions.