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The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology

by George Ritzer, J. Michael Ryan
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Overview

... deviance , medicalization of Medicalization is the process whereby previously non - medical aspects of life come to be seen in medical terms , usually as disorders or illnesses . A wide range of phenomena has been medicalized ...

Synopsis

This concise encyclopedia is the most complete international survey of sociology ever created in one volume. Contains over 800 entries from the whole breadth of the discipline Distilled from the highly regarded Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, with entries completely revised and updated to provide succinct and up-to-date coverage of the fundamental topics Global in scope, both in terms of topics and contributors Each entry includes references and suggestions for further reading Cross-referencing allows easy movement around the volume

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Book Details

Published
January 25, 2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
790
ISBN
9781405183529

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