Reimagining (Bio)Medicalization, Pharmaceuticals and Genetics
Old Critiques and New Engagements
By Anne E. Figert, Susan E. Bell | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
In recent years medicalization, the process of making something medical, has gained considerable ground and a position in everyday discourse. In this multidisciplinary collection of original essays, the authors expertly consider how issues around medicalization have developed, ways in which it is changing, and the potential shapes it will take in the future. They develop a unique argument that medicalization, biomedicalization, pharmaceuticalization and geneticization are related and co-evolving processes, present throughout the globe. This is an ideal addition to anthropology, sociology and STS courses about medicine and health.
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- ISBN 9781317643630
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In recent years medicalization, the process of making something medical, has gained considerable ground and a position in everyday discourse. In this multidisciplinary collection of original essays, the authors expertly consider how issues around medicalization have developed, ways in which it is changing, and the potential shapes it will take in the future. They develop a unique argument that medicalization, biomedicalization, pharmaceuticalization and geneticization are related and co-evolving processes, present throughout the globe. This is an ideal addition to anthropology, sociology and STS courses about medicine and health.
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In recent years medicalization, the process of making something medical, has gained considerable ground and a position in everyday discourse. In this multidisciplinary collection of original essays, the authors expertly consider how issues around medicalization have developed, ways in which it is changing, and the potential shapes it will take in the future. They develop a unique argument that medicalization, biomedicalization, pharmaceuticalization and geneticization are related and co-evolving processes, present throughout the globe. This is an ideal addition to anthropology, sociology and STS courses about medicine and health.
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Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Sociology
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Reimagining (Bio)Medicalization, Pharmaceuticals and Genetics?
Anne E. Figert, Susan E. Bell
Who is the Publisher of the book Reimagining (Bio)Medicalization, Pharmaceuticals and Genetics?
Taylor and Francis
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Reimagining (Bio)Medicalization, Pharmaceuticals and Genetics is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317643623) and pdf(ISBN 9781317643630)