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Q 1. Explain the Whitehall Study in detail. What is the significance of this study? What are the criticisms of this study? 5. A student gets very sick the day before an exam and (thanks to a doctor's note) is allowed to take the test at a later date due to being bed-ridden. First describe Talcott Parson's "sick role" and then explain how the sick role provides the above student with rights and obligations. Would the sick role provide the same results if we were talking about employment rather than being a student? Lastly, how might low SES (Socio-economic status) alter the ability to follow the role?

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