The Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders - Couverture souple

Conrad, Peter

 
9780801885853: The Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 080188585X ISBN 13 : 9780801885853
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

Synopsis

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 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. He finds in recent developments—such as the growing number of possible diagnoses and biomedical enhancements—the future direction of medicalization.

Conrad contends that the impact of medical professionals on medicalization has diminished. Instead, the pharmaceutical and biotechnical industries, insurance companies and HMOs, and the patient as consumer have become the major forces promoting medicalization. This thought-provoking study offers valuable insight into not only how medicalization got to this point but also how it may continue to evolve.

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À propos de l'auteur

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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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
080188585X
ISBN 13 
9780801885853
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
224
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9780801885846: The Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders

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ISBN 10 :  0801885841 ISBN 13 :  9780801885846
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007
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