Sociology / Unit 9 Soc 1585 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Medicalization
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The idea
Soc 0701 locks medicalization: conduct once treated as sin or crime redefined as illness. This entry extends that lock into the health institution.
In practice
Heavy drinking, once treated as a moral failing, came to be understood by the mid-twentieth century as a treatable medical condition.
Where people slip
Medicalization names a shift in definition, not a verdict on whether medical treatment is warranted.
Your place on the trail
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