To Call AIDS a Moral Problem Is to Locate Its

question 85

Multiple Choice

To call AIDS a moral problem is to locate its cause in the goodness or badness of human action and to suggest that a solution depends on changing evil ways.To call it a medical problem is to locate its cause in the biological workings of the mind or body and to suggest that a solution rests with a drug, a vaccination or surgery.This contrast in perspective shows

• A)labels, examples, and orientation are important because they tend to evoke a particular cause and a particular solution.
• B)the harm that results when AIDS is defined as a medical problem.
• C)that there is no right way to talk about AIDS.
• D)that it is difficult to generate profiles describing why people have AIDS.

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Definitions:

Trace Memory

A type of memory that results from automatic or unconscious learning and is not part of our conscious awareness, often revealed through performance rather than explicit recall.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which allows individuals to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased.

Short-Term Memory

The power to retain a slight amount of data in a state of readiness and activity for a brief period.

Long-Term Memory

A type of memory responsible for the storage of information over an extended period, from days to decades, involving facts, experiences, and skills.