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The concept of medicalisation reassessed: a rejoinder.

Authors :
Busfield, Joan
Source :
Sociology of Health & Illness; Jun2017, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p781-783, 3p
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

The article examines the concept of medicalisation. Topics covered include how medicalisation has been criticised by some sociologists because of its seeming negativity about medicine and its fading relevance compared to concepts such as biomedicalisation and pharmaceuticalisation, the development of the concept of medicalisation, and the role of medicalisation in late-modern social life and culture.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01419889
Volume :
39
Issue :
5
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Sociology of Health & Illness
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
123670847
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12587