Sociology A-Level
Social control and medicalisation
What Social control and medicalisation means in Sociology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Social control and medicalisation
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Medicine is viewed as an institution of social control, with a feminist critique of medicalisation particularly regarding childbirth and women's bodies.
Topics that use Social control and medicalisation
- Health (AQA A-Level)
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