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.
General
| Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2007 |
| First published: |
2007 |
| Authors: |
Peter Conrad
(Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences)
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8018-8585-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
History of medicine
|
| LSN: |
0-8018-8585-X |
| Barcode: |
9780801885853 |
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