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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.

Qualitative learning occurs through numbers and statistics; quantitative learning occurs through interviews and focus groups.

Secondary analysis includes using existing sources for social investigation.

Women are affected adversely both by unequal access to and institutionalized sexism in the health-care industry.

A 76-year-old with COPD enters the hospital for a routine stress test. She has a barrel chest, digital clubbing, and appears cyanotic. She is using her accessory muscles of inspiration and is pursed-lip breathing. Auscultation reveals diminished breath sounds. The blood gas on room air results are as follows: pH: 7.37 PaC02: 76 HC03: 44 Pa02: 56  How would you interpret the results? 

Which perspective sees the type of technology a person has as a social indicator of wealth and status?