Identifying Hyperactive Children: The Medicalization of Deviant Behavior Expanded Edition (Ashgate Classics in Sociology)
by Peter Conrad
A sociological study of how hyperactive children are identified and the medicalization of deviant behavior in expanded edition.
About This Book
This expanded edition explores the processes by which certain childhood behaviors are defined and treated as medical conditions.
The book examines the social and institutional factors influencing the identification of hyperactive children.
Peter Conrad analyzes the implications of medicalization for individuals and society.
The work is part of the Ashgate Classics in Sociology series.
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