The medicalization of society on the transformation of human conditions into treatable disorders /

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Hovedforfatter: Conrad, Peter, 1945-
Institution som forfatter: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Medicalization : context, characteristics, and changes
  • Extension : men and the medicalization of andropause, baldness, and erectile dysfunction
  • Expansion : from hyperactive children to adult ADHD
  • Enhancement : human growth hormone and the temptations of biomedical enhancement
  • Continuity : homosexuality and the potential for remedicalization
  • Measuring medicalization : categories, numbers, and treatment
  • The shifting engines of medicalization
  • Medicalization and its discontents.