In the Final Stage of the Medicalization of Deviance, the Medical

question 51

Multiple Choice

In the final stage of the medicalization of deviance, the medical definition of deviance becomes accepted and usually goes uncontested because

• A) it is a more accurate understanding of deviance.
• B) it becomes institutionalized.
• C) it is scientifically proven.
• D) new technology allows for better diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of dispersion showing how much the data points in a set differ from the mean, calculated as the average of the squared differences from the mean.

Final Average

The weighted mean of a student's academic performance across courses over a term or academic year.

Mode

The value that appears most frequently in a data set, representing the most common or popular outcome among the observed values.

Sample Variance

A metric indicating the spread or variation in a set of sample data, determined by dividing the sum of the squared differences from the mean by the total number of data points minus one.