This is a new and expanded edition of a classic case-study in the medicalization of ADHD, originally published in 1976. The book centres on an empirical study of the process of identifying hyperactive children, providing a perceptive and accessible introduction to the concepts and issues involved. In this revised edition, Peter Conrad sets the original study in context, demonstrating the continuing relevance of his research.
He highlights the issues at stake, outlining recent changes in our understanding of ADHD and reviewing recent sociological research. Peter Conrad is Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University, USA. He has written extensively in the area of medical sociology, publishing nine books and over eighty articles and chapters.
| ISBN: | 9780754645184 |
| Publication date: | 3rd March 2006 |
| Author: | Peter Conrad |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 159 pages |
| Series: | Ashgate Classics in Sociology |
| Genres: |
Social theory Public health and preventive medicine |
This is a new and expanded edition of a classic case-study in the medicalization of ADHD, originally published in 1976. The book centres on an empirical study of the process of identifying hyperactive children, providing a perceptive and accessible introduction to the concepts and issues involved.
Identifying Hyperactive Children features in the following genres: Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Personal and public health / health education, Medical sociology, Sociology, Social welfare and social services
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Identifying Hyperactive Children was written by Peter Conrad and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Identifying Hyperactive Children has 159 pages
Yes it is part of Ashgate Classics in Sociology series
£154.79, reduced from £171.99. Not Available.