Psychology
Social Construction of Illness and the Medicalization of Everyday Life
Quick fact
The term 'medicalization' was popularized in the 1970s, and today, even ordinary life events like childbirth and menopause are increasingly treated as medical conditions requiring intervention.
Why this is interesting
You probably think a broken leg is just a broken leg—biology is biology. But what if I told you that shyness or grief can be 'diseases' simply because we have the power to name them so?