Section: Module 3: Lesson 1: Medicalization and Social Control | Humanism in Health and Healthcare | NextGenU.org
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Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 20 mins
Learning Objectives:
- Define medicalization.
- Describe how medicalization reflects power dynamics inherent to medicine and health care.
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Please read the linked article on medicalization. While you read, pay particular attention to understanding what medicalization is, and the different forces that promote medicalization. Think about what other sorts of conditions have become increasingly medicalized over the last century. Are there any conditions that have become less medicalized over time?
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