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... deviance : they decide whether the member is possessed by a ghost , ridden by a god , infected by a poison , being punished for his sin , or has become the victim of vengeance by an enemy , a witch . The agents who do this label- ling ...
... deviance : they decide whether the member is possessed by a ghost , ridden by a god , infected by a poison , being punished for his sin , or has become the victim of vengeance by an enemy , a witch . The agents who do this label- ling ...
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... deviance , and a new legitimacy for total treatment . Medical care , re - education , and psychic reconditioning are all different names for the human engineering needed to fit populations into engineering systems . As the health ...
... deviance , and a new legitimacy for total treatment . Medical care , re - education , and psychic reconditioning are all different names for the human engineering needed to fit populations into engineering systems . As the health ...
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... deviance the character of disease , is a minority position in the West although it seems to be close to an official doctrine in modern China , where mental illness is perceived as political action . Maoist politicians are placed in ...
... deviance the character of disease , is a minority position in the West although it seems to be close to an official doctrine in modern China , where mental illness is perceived as political action . Maoist politicians are placed in ...
Contents
PREFACE | 9 |
THE EPIDEMIC OF MODERN MEDICINE | 15 |
THE MEDICALIZATION OF LIFE | 31 |
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