Which Is NOT a Factor Driving the Medicalization of Deviance

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a factor driving the medicalization of deviance?

• A) power of pharmaceutical companies
• B) direct consumer advertising
• C) improvement in diagnostic ability
• D) growing power of the medical profession

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