1. Which of the following is an example of medicalization?
a. Doctors receiving higher pay than priests
b. Redefining drug use as a psychological issue rather than a moral one
c. Arguing that cancer is caused by cigarettes rather than radiation Incorrect
d. Doctors developing political connections
2. Experts are among the most influential claimsmakers because they
a. have political connections that help them get their claims out
b. are thought to have special knowledge that qualifies them to interpret problems
c. are favored by the media due to their ability to present claims in an interesting way
d. know how to organize social movements effectively
3. The U.S. government defining alcohol and drug addiction as illnesses and requiring some insurance companies to cover treatment is an example of
a. a professional ex (e.g., ex-addict, ex-prisoner, ex-abuser)
b. master frame
c. institutionalization of ownership
d. biomedicalization
4. Researchers interested in the biomedicalization of social problems focus on the
a. large number of human problems caused by infectious disease.
b. training of doctors as claimsmakers.
c. negative impact of medicalization on people's ability to solve social problems.
d. ways troubling conditions are described as having biological roots.
5. Scientific progress is notoriously
a. controversial
b. slow
c. newsworthy
d. medicalized
6. Research questions and answers are typically the most clear-cut in
a. physical sciences
b. biological sciences
c. social sciences
d. health sciences
7.The term sociological imagination refers to the emphasis sociologists place on
a. the way culture and social structure shape human experience
b. the social construction of reality
c. the need for order in society
d. struggles between groups and individuals for power and authority.