Which of the Following Statements Illustrates the "Medicalization of Deviance

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements illustrates the "medicalization of deviance"?

• A) unwanted sexual advances being redefined as sexual assault
• B) drinking too much being redefined as "alcoholism"
• C) the practice of "conversion therapy" applied to homosexuals in religious communities
• D) an individual with a criminal record of drug abuse stealing prescription medication from a pharmacy

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A method of visual representation of a three-dimensional object, drawn on a two-dimensional surface where the three principal axes appear equally foreshortened.

Decimal Point

A dot or small symbol used to separate the integer part from the fractional part of a number in decimal notation.

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