Contributor(s): Author: Peter Conrad Over the past half-century, the social terrain of health and illness has been transformed.
Building on more than three decades of research, Peter Conrad explores the changing.
For better or worse, medicine increasingly permeates aspects of daily life.
What were once considered normal Human events and common Human problems--birth, aging, menopause, alcoholism, and obesity--are now viewed as medical conditions.
Contributor(s): Author: Peter Conrad Over the past half-century, the social terrain of health and illness has been transformed