Health Sciences 2700A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Medicalization
6 Dec 2017
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Adolescence iii: the medicalization of adolescence learning outcomes. Briefly describe how the emergence of the medicalization of adolescence came about in. Began in the 20th century, when adolescence (12-24) was presented as a social problem due to its uncertainty despite being the healthiest age group. Medicine is a powerful domain through which this problem was identified and controlled. Seen as so different and troubling from their parent"s generation; difference is often constructed as something that is problematic. What role did the nature vs. nature debate play in the medicalization of adolescence in. The nature vs. nurture debate was involved in psychiatry, iq testing, and categorizing various behaviours as normal or abnormal; adolescents were often used in these scientific approaches. A critique is that adolescence has always been manipulated for the social gains of larger societies. What are some factors that contributed to the emergence of the medicalization of.
