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: | 9781138257955 |
| Publication date: | 12th October 2017 |
| Author: | Peter Conrad |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 184 pages |
| Series: | Ashgate Classics in Sociology |
| Genres: |
Health, illness and addiction: social aspects Personal and public health / health education Social and ethical issues Social work |
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.
Identifying Hyperactive Children features in the following genres: Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Personal and public health / health education, Social and ethical issues, Social work
Identifying Hyperactive Children is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Identifying Hyperactive Children was written by Peter Conrad and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Identifying Hyperactive Children has 184 pages
Yes it is part of Ashgate Classics in Sociology series
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