{"product_id":"medicalization-of-society-peter-conrad-9780801885853","title":"Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions Into Treatable Disorders","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Conrad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080188585X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801885853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 6.36w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 1199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2008 pg. 80","brand":"Peter Conrad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994148274431,"sku":"9780801885853","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_572789e9-7897-4386-9f6c-2390fb75f7f7.jpg?v=1683328411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/medicalization-of-society-peter-conrad-9780801885853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}