Abstract:Abstract Social scientists have explored the topic of medicalization since the 1970s. Studied by sociologists, anthropologists, historians, feminists, and medical scholars, medicalization has become a...Abstract Social scientists have explored the topic of medicalization since the 1970s. Studied by sociologists, anthropologists, historians, feminists, and medical scholars, medicalization has become a common term in the social science and medical literature and to a degree in the public media. While it literally means “to make medical,” medicalization refers to a process in which previously non‐medical problems become defined and treated as medical problems, usually as diseases or disorders. In this entry, we provide a brief overview of the development, characteristics, and consequences of medicalization over the past four decades.Read More
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-02-21
Language: en
Type: other
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