Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions Into Treatable Disorders

by Peter Conrad and Peter Conrad

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080188585X
• ISBN13: 9780801885853
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 8.9"