In Making Decisions About Your Personal Health, It's Helpful to Know

question 40

Multiple Choice

In making decisions about your personal health, it's helpful to know something about biology because

• A) Doctors are less willing to explain to explain things to you if you have no idea what they're talking about.
• B) You will better understand issues related to diet, exercise, diseases, treatments, reproduction, heredity, aging, and death.
• C) You will better understand issues related to diet, exercise, reproduction, aging and death, although science doesn't yet know much about diseases and treatments, so it doesn't help in those areas.
• D) You will be able to find information on the internet much faster.
• E) Actually, since you can't know everything about biology and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, you're better off just trusting your doctor.

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Definitions:

Durkheim

Emile Durkheim, a founding figure in sociology, known for his works on the social causes of suicide, the functions of religion, and the concept of the social fact.

Egoistic Suicide

A concept in sociology, described by Emile Durkheim, referring to the act of taking one's own life due to a lack of social integration and a sense of not belonging.

Anomic Suicide

The type of suicide occurring when there are disintegrating forces in the society that make individuals feel lost or alone.

Labeling Theory

A sociological theory suggesting that deviance and conformity result not so much from what people do but from how others respond to those actions.