A. view “sickness” as a condition to which we attach socially devised meanings
B. are not interested in how the medical profession defines certain conditions as diseases
C. refer to the rising geriatric prisoner population in need of medical treatment as the “medicalization of deviance
D. none of the above
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following is TRUE of interactionists ?
A. Interactionist believe that groups will experience conflict only if they are of two distinct ethnic groups
B. Interactionists downplay the role of communication in ethnicity
C. Interactionists believe the world we experience is socially constructed
D. all of the above - Modern Interactionists are______________?
A. Erving Goffman
B. Herbert Blumer
C. Both a & b
D. None of these - In Symbolic Interactionist Theory Mead defined the generalized other as______________?
A. the group of structural theories of society that he was reacting against
B. the overall impression of ourselves that we try to give off to others
C. a significant figure in early childhood who teaches us the general values of society
D. an image of how people in the wider society might perceive our behavior - Symbolic racism_____________?
A. can also be termed racial reconciliation
B. is the same as traditional racial prejudice
C. is a reflection of whites concern that further reductions in racial inequality will result in loss of the special status that whites in the United States have enjoyed over the years
D. has no impact on whites racial policy attitudes - The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist Theory teaches that_______________?
A. theory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods
B. we can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses
C. knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations
D. the best social theory was developed in Prague - The limitation of symbolic interactionism is that________________?
A. It overlooks micro-level interaction
B. It overlooks macro-level interaction
C. It cannot count for culture
D. None of these - The pragmatist philosophy used in Symbolic interactionist theory teaches that_______________?
A. theory must be augmented by straightforward plausible methods
B. we can find true objective knowledge of the world through our senses
C. Knowledge is produced in everyday practical situations
D. the best social theory was developed in Prague - Which research technique would sociologists who adhere to the symbolic interactionist perspective use? most likely to employ ?
A. interviews
B. experiments
C. quantitative measurement
D. observation
E. surveys - Which of the following influenced the theoretical approach known as symbolic interactionism ?
A. Georg Hegel
B. George Herbert Mead
C. Talcott Parsons
D. Ralf Dahrendof - Charismatic leaders build a following based upon which of the following ?
A. traditional authority
B. rational argument
C. personal qualities
D. collective wealth
