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Posts don't reflect the views of TASA
https://www.tasa.org.au/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=671860&module_id=528300
Readings: Conrad, P. (1992). Medicalization and Social Control. Annual Review of Sociology, 18, 209-232. doi.org/10.1146/annu...
Busfield, J. (2017). The concept of medicalisation reassessed. Sociology of Health & Illness, 39(5), 759-774. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.12538
Busfield, J. (2017). The concept of medicalisation reassessed. Sociology of Health & Illness, 39(5), 759-774. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.12538
Medicalization and Social Control
This essay examines the major conceptual issues concerning medicalization and social control, emphasizing studies published on the topic since 1980. Several issues are considered: the emergence,…
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November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Readings: Conrad, P. (1992). Medicalization and Social Control. Annual Review of Sociology, 18, 209-232. doi.org/10.1146/annu...
Busfield, J. (2017). The concept of medicalisation reassessed. Sociology of Health & Illness, 39(5), 759-774. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.12538
Busfield, J. (2017). The concept of medicalisation reassessed. Sociology of Health & Illness, 39(5), 759-774. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.12538
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August 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
If you have an trouble accessing this month's reading, please email us: postgraduates@tasa.org.au, or reply to this thread!
And if you have any suggestions for future readings, please let us know!
And if you have any suggestions for future readings, please let us know!
Badwan, K. (2022). “I'm afraid there are no easy fixes”: Reflections on teaching intercultural communication through embracing vulnerability. In P. Holmes & J. Corbett (Eds.), Critical Intercultural pedagogy for Difficult Times: Conflict, Crisis, and Creativity. Routledge. doi.org/10.4324/9781...
August 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Badwan, K. (2022). “I'm afraid there are no easy fixes”: Reflections on teaching intercultural communication through embracing vulnerability. In P. Holmes & J. Corbett (Eds.), Critical Intercultural pedagogy for Difficult Times: Conflict, Crisis, and Creativity. Routledge. doi.org/10.4324/9781...