
The Medicalization of Society : On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders.
Title:
The Medicalization of Society : On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders.
Author:
Conrad, Peter.
ISBN:
9780801892349
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (220 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: CONCEPTS -- 1 Medicalization: Context, Characteristics, and Changes -- PART II: CASES -- 2 Extension: Men and the Medicalization of Andropause, Baldness, and Erectile Dysfunction -- 3 Expansion: From Hyperactive Children to Adult ADHD -- 4 Enhancement: Human Growth Hormone and the Temptations of Biomedical Enhancement -- 5 Continuity: Homosexuality and the Potential for Remedicalization -- PART III: CONSTRAINTS AND CONSEQUENCES -- 6 Measuring Medicalization: Categories, Numbers, and Treatment -- 7 The Shifting Engines of Medicalization -- 8 Medicalization and Its Discontents -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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