The Medicalization of Society On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders |
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| Author:
| Conrad, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-8584-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2007 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $40.00USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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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 ......
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 ......