Which of the Following Most Directly Explains Why Pharmaceutical Giant

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following most directly explains why pharmaceutical giant Pfizer offered low-income senior citizens many of its most widely used prescriptions for $15 each per month?

• A) the profit motive since aging baby boomers are a large, profitable market
• B) the social responsibility concept
• C) the necessity of matching competitors' actions
• D) new regulatory Medicare mandates
• E) the mandate by its industry's code of ethics

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Definitions:

Socially Constructed

A concept or perception of an object or idea that exists because people agree to behave as if it exists or follow certain conventional rules.

Human Interpretation

The process by which individuals understand or make sense of information, symbols, language, and actions based on their cognitive and subjective frameworks.

Macrosociology

The analysis of large-scale social systems and structures, such as the economy, polity, and population.

Microsociology

The subfield of sociology that focuses on the interactions and social relations among individuals at a small-scale, everyday level.