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SOC-S320 1nd Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture I. Critical TheoryII. Underage Drinking examples of TheoriesIII. Marijuana reformIV. Psychological ApproachV. Sociological ApproachOutline of Current Lecture VI. Factors leading to medicalizationa. Emergent influences on medicalizationVII. Mental illness and degeneracyVIII. Epigenetics Current LectureConrad- The Shifting Engines of MedicalizationFactors leading to medicalization- Power and authority of medical profession (Childbirth)- Social movements and interest groups (Alcoholism/PTSD)- Organizational or Intra professional activities (Pediatrics)Emergent InfluencesBiotechnology: Tools, drugs etc. - Pharmaceutical industry: Prozac nation, pharmaceutical companies directly advertising to the consumer. - Genetic and enhancemento Ability to test gene mutations, carriers and anomalies.- Biomedical enhancement – eugenicsConsumers – health care becomes commoditized and subject to market forces. The body has become a project: cosmetic surgery, tattoo removal.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Managed care/ Insurance care – dominates the U.S, they pay for procedures that are most profitable to the company, not the best interest of the patient. Selective double edged sword: Gastric bypass is paid for but the HPV vaccine for men is not.Perez – Mental Illness as a degeneracy, disease, genetics - Mental illness: label based on the reaction of others- Is it a form of deviance or the cause of deviant behavior- Lack of communication between minority and majority groups (could be a cultural/linguistic barrier)Epigenetics: The study of how stressful social environments can change or trigger certain genes to be activated and expressed differently than if you were exposed to different social circumstances- If the threads are wound tightly, the gene is off, if they are wound loosely then they are activated. Are more Americans depressed or are we over diagnosing every-day


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