Medicalization

Question 0

Basic Types of Medicalization

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1. Pathologizing normal events or processes (i.e. menopause, aging, etc.)
2. Medicalization of deviance (i.e. masturbation, alcoholism, homosexuality, etc.)
3. Making difference matter (i.e. physical or behavioral attributes that make someone different; disability, disease, deficiency, or deformity)

Question 1

Medicalization

Answer 1

The process in which a condition or behavior is defined as a medical condition which requires a medical solution
*Society determines what is considered a disease

Question 2

Positives of Medicalization

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1. Social awareness
2. Beneficial therapies
3. Sympathy