Overview
Remember the class citation rules. You need page numbers, time stamps, paragraph numbers for every idea or specific detail that you draw, not just direct citations.
1. Write one paragraph defining medicalization and explaining how it works. Use Conrad's chapter on "Medicalization: Context, Characteristics, and Changes." (1/2 point)
2. Using Conrad’s discussion of the demedicalization of homosexuality, as well at the This American Life story "81 Words, explain how medicalization can happen, and how it can change the response to a situation. Use, quote, and properly reference details from the materials to develop your explanation. (1 point)
3. Now write a paragraph explaining the pros and cons of medicalization. Why and how is medicalization a good thing, and why and how can it be a bad thing? Use and reference Conrad. (3/4 point)
4. What is an interesting question, either on this topic, or linking this topic with another in our class, to guide discussion in this week's forum? (1/4 point)
Your initial post should be at least 300 words long. 5. After finishing with your own post, also post a comment on at least two of the posts of your classmates. You are welcome to post even more than 2 comments! Thoughtful, positive, questioning, and educational comments, which help to develop the group conversation, can both help others engage the subject more deeply AND improve your own grade! (1/4 point for each comment=total 1/2 point)
Make sure you've properly cited, including page numbers, paragraph numbers, and/or time stamps for all in-text citations.
READINGS ON THESE WEBSITES
- Conrad, P. (2007). The Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders. Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Medicalization: Context, Characteristics, and Changes (3-20)
- Continuity: Homosexuality and the Potential for Remedicalization (97-115)
- 81 Words,Links to an external site.This American Life, 1/18/2002 (57:15)