Deviance and Medicalization: From Badness to Sickness
by Peter Conrad, Joseph W. Schneider
A sociological study of how deviant behaviors have been redefined as medical conditions over time, highlighting the forces behind medicalization.
About This Book
Deviance and Medicalization examines the shift in how society defines and responds to behaviors once considered morally wrong.
The authors trace the historical process by which certain conditions moved from the realm of badness into the domain of sickness.
They analyze the social, institutional, and professional forces that drive medicalization.
The book discusses implications for individuals, healthcare systems, and public policy.
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