The Medicalization of Society

Paperback • 2007 • English

The Medicalization of Society

By Peter Conrad

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About the book

Over the past half-century, the social terrain of health and illness has been transformed. What were once considered normal human events and common human problems-birth, aging, menopause, alcoholism, and obesity-are now viewed as medical conditions. For better or worse, medicine increasingly permeates aspects of daily life.Building on more than three decades of research, Peter Conrad explores the changing forces behind this trend with case studies of short stature, social anxiety, "male menopaus...Show more

ISBN

9780801885853

Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

The Medicalization of Society

Format

Paperback

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