The Medicalization of Society
On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders
Building on more than three decades of research, Peter Conrad explores the forces behind the trend to treat what were once commonly considered normal human conditions as medical ailments. Using case studies of short stature, social anxiety, male menopause, erectile dysfunction, adult ADHD, and sexual orientation, he examines the emergence of and changes in medicalization, the consequences of the expanding medical domain, and the implications for health and society. This thought-provoking study offers valuable insights into how medicalization got to this point and where it is heading.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-8018-8585-3
- EAN: 9780801885853
- Produktnummer: 2739080
- Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H22.6 cm x B16.2 cm x D1.2 cm 308 g
- Abbildungen: No
- Gewicht: 308
Über den Autor
Peter Conrad is the Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University. He is the coauthor of Deviance and Medicalization: From Badness to Sickness and coeditor of The Double-Edged Helix, also published by Johns Hopkins.
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