{"product_id":"medicalization-of-society-on-the-transformation-of-human-conditions-into-treatable-disorders-paperback","title":"Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions Into Treatable Disorders - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Conrad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConrad 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Conrad\u003c\/b\u003e is the Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eDeviance and Medicalization: From Badness to Sicknes\u003c\/i\u003es and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Double-Edged Helix\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Johns Hopkins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.91 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239301706002,"sku":"9780801885853","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/MDRLUjZiUG96LzhVaElLUzVZY3krZz09.webp?v=1777875794","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/medicalization-of-society-on-the-transformation-of-human-conditions-into-treatable-disorders-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}