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A Nurse Is Counseling a Couple Whose Child Has Been

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A nurse is counseling a couple whose child has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.They understand that this is an inherited disease,but don't know how the child got it,as neither of them is affected.What response by the nurse is best?


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Structural Functionalism

A sociological paradigm that views society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability through social institutions.

McDonaldization

George Ritzer’s term describing the spread of bureaucratic rationalization and the accompanying increases in efficiency and dehumanization.

Rationalization

The process of replacing traditional and spontaneous methods of organization with calculated, efficient, and predictable procedures.

George Ritzer

A sociologist known for his work on consumerism, globalization, and the concept of McDonaldization, which describes the process of rationalization in societal institutions.

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