The Medicalization of Society Chester A. Crocker From dunes and marshes to

From dunes and marshes to high mountain crags

this book will be of interest to everyone in the health professions including complementary and alternative practitioners

Adirondack Ghost Stories explores the otherworldy happenings that take place in one of the most ancient and mysterious places in the country

These immigrants

Chatterjee takes us to where long-hidden bird fossils dwell

The Medicalization of Society Chester A. Crocker From dunes and marshes toOver the past half century, the social terrain of health and illness has been transformed. What were once considered normal human events and common human problemsbirth, aging, menopause, alcoholism, and obesityare now viewed as medical conditions. For better or worse, medicine increasingly permeates aspects of daily life. Building on more than three decades of research, Peter Conrad explores the changing forces behind this trend with case studies of