SOC 445 Chapter Reading #7 pt 2/2: Conrad - The Medicalization of Society pp 14 - 19

• School: U of M
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 445
• Professor: Professor PJ McGann

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Conrad - the medicalization of society pp 14 - 19. Countervailing powers among buyers, providers, and payers changed the balance of influence among professionals and other social institutions. A system of health care in which patients agree to visit only certain doctors and hospitals and in which the cost of treatment is monitored by a managing company. These changes were already in medicine and in psychiatry. Growth in consumer interest in obtaining access to new medical goods and services which can increase consumer demand.