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A third-party payer is an organization or agency that pays some or all of the costs of services provided to patients.

A research study is conducted looking at leg length and back pain.  The subjects selected had low back pain.  The study was looking to determine if there was a correlation between leg length and back pain.  The subjects were to rate their pain on a 10 point scale.  A tape measure was used to measure leg length.  The subjects were measured in a standing position and bony landmarks were identified to ensure consistency in measurements among the three raters. Before research began the investigator thought that if there was a difference in leg length more than ½ an inch then the reported back pain would be greater than if the leg length difference was less than ½ an inch. Which of the following terms best describes this statement in regards to the research study?

Conflict theorists focus on:

The term ___________ refers to society’s concept of how men and women are expected to look and how they should behave.

Social movements can lead to social change.

Negative labeling only has negative results.

An internally displaced person is defined as an individual who has been forced to leave their home country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

Medicalization refers to the process by which previously normal aspects of life are redefined as deviant and needing medical attention to remedy, and this process cannot be changed or reversed.

Sociology is useful in:

An example of an instrumental function would be paying the bills each month.