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

by Peter Conrad and Peter Conrad

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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,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801885841

ISBN13:9780801885846

Release Date:April 2007

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:204 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Administration & Medicine Economics Administration & Policy Ethics General Health Care Delivery Health Policy Medical Medical Books Medical Ethics Medicine

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