The increasing influence of medicine and psychiatry in our society has resulted in a phenomenon known as , which describes behavior in terms of health and illness, rather than morality. a. stigma
b. retrospective labeling
c. the medicalization of deviance
d. differential association theory

c. the medicalization of deviance

Explanation:

This phenomenon refers to a process whereby different factors such as obesity, racism, mental disorder, gambling, sexual preference, etc are labelled under medical jurisdiction.

This is as a result of the increasing influence of medicine and psychiatry where behavior in terms of health and illness are described, rather than morality.