The Right of Individuals to Decide How Information About Them

question 46

Multiple Choice

The right of individuals to decide how information about them is to be communicated to others is referred to as

• A)confidentiality.
• B)anonymity.
• C)privacy.
• D)self-determination.

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Definitions:

State Societies

Societies that have a formal central government, social stratification, and complex political, economic, and legal institutions.

Urban Areas

Regions characterized by high population density and vast human features in contrast to areas dominated by natural landscapes.

Tay-Sachs Alleles

Genetic variants associated with Tay-Sachs disease, a fatal genetic disorder that causes progressive destruction of the nervous system in infants and young children.

Homozygous

Having two identical alleles for a particular gene, resulting in a specific trait being expressed in an organism.