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What does medicalization mean in sociology, and what MCAT clue often signals it?
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Defining a behavior/condition as medical; clue: newly classified as a disorder.
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Charismatic authority vs. rational-legal authority: what distinguishes them on the MCAT?
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Charismatic rests on personal qualities; rational-legal rests on elected/legal office.
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Crude birth rate (CBR)
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(live births÷midyear population)×1000; clue: crude means unadjusted.
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Totalitarianism
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Extreme authoritarianism controlling nearly all public and private life.
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