
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
Book details
ISBN
9780801885853
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Published year
2007
Language
English
Original title
The Medicalization of Society
Format
Paperback
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