Talcott Parsons believed physicians function as ________ for the sick role by verifying a patient's condition as illness or designating the patient as recovered.
A)functionalists
B)gatekeepers
C)negotiators
D)ambassadors

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Gatekeepers is the correct term used by Talcott Parsons to describe the function of physicians in verifying a patient's condition as illness or recovered, thus allowing the patient to take on or relinquish the sick role.

Talcott Parsons Believed Physicians Function as ________ for the Sick