Is Medicine in the United States a Social Institution

question 93

Multiple Choice

Is medicine in the United States a social institution?

• A) Yes, because doctors need licenses to practice.
• B) No, because it is more of an ideal than a social institution.
• C) Yes, because organizations like the American Medical Association set policy and shape definitions of health and illness throughout the nation.
• D) No, because organizations like the American Medical Association are brick-and-mortar places and not really large-scale patterns of interaction.
• E) Yes, because a study was done that polled Americans who reported that it is.

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